⭐️ Total score | 2.54/5 (Rank #914) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Too expensive: $4,062 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 36Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 10°C50°F (feels 10°C50°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 80% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Good: 55 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Good: 61 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Good |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $4,817 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Good |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 3 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 36 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 10°C 50°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 10°C 50°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 55 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 61 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 91,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | RentInChico |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Mercy Medical Center Redding |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,062 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,434 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,543 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,584 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,405 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,187 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,187 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $113 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $72 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $470 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 5211° cool | 5714° cool | 6317° cool | 7323° mild | 7926° warm | 9535° hot | 9937° hot | 9535° hot | 8831° hot | 6820° mild | 6317° cool | 468° cold |
Real | 5211° cool | 5714° cool | 6317° cool | 7323° mild | 8127° warm | 9435° hot | 9736° hot | 9535° hot | 9032° hot | 6820° mild | 6317° cool | 468° cold |
Humidity | damp 74% | nice 60% | nice 48% | nice 39% | nice 30% | nice 31% | too dry 28% | too dry 29% | nice 30% | nice 44% | damp 72% | damp 78% |
Rain | rainy 180mm | rainy 86mm | rainy 96mm | dry 20mm | dry 7mm | dry 8mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 15mm | rainy 207mm | rainy 84mm | rainy 245mm |
Cloud | cloudy 59% | pockets 33% | pockets 26% | pockets 11% | pockets 13% | pockets 11% | clear 2% | clear 4% | clear 9% | pockets 48% | pockets 50% | cloudy 64% |
Air quality | okay 65 US AQI | okay 58 US AQI | okay 54 US AQI | okay 51 US AQI | clean 46 US AQI | clean 47 US AQI | okay 56 US AQI | okay 78 US AQI | okay 64 US AQI | okay 51 US AQI | okay 57 US AQI | okay 72 US AQI |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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