⭐️ Total score |
2.96/5 (Rank #920)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Too expensive: $4,298 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 82Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 64%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 9 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 34 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 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 |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 82 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 23°C 73°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 9 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 34.75 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | T-Mobile |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Big House Beans Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 59,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,298 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,556 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,245 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,784 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,500 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $275 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,069 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $191 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 39 listings) | $2,570 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $84 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
55
13° cool |
61
16° cool |
64
18° cool |
70
21° mild |
77
25° warm |
84
29° warm |
86
30° warm |
88
31° hot |
82
28° warm |
70
21° mild |
61
16° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
55
13°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
69
21°
mild |
77
25°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
70
21°
mild |
61
16°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
damp 79% |
nice 64% |
nice 62% |
nice 58% |
nice 50% |
nice 53% |
nice 48% |
nice 50% |
nice 44% |
nice 58% |
damp 74% |
damp 83% |
Rain |
rainy 100mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
rainy 111mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 175mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 14% |
clear 8% |
clear 7% |
clear 7% |
clear 4% |
clear 8% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 70% |
Air quality |
okay 54 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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