⭐️ Total score |
3.18/5 (Rank #496)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,980 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 49Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 33°C91°F (feels 31°C88°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 20%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 47 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 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 |
Great |
😄 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 |
⏱ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 49 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 33°C 91°F + 🌵 Too dry (20%) = feels 31°C 88°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 47 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 35.75 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Gathering Groundz |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 160,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Southwest |
🏥 Best hospital | Antelope Valley Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,980 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,053 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,289 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,511 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,278 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $239 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,915 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $90 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 47 listings) | $1,732 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $57 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
55
13° cool |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
73
23° mild |
79
26° warm |
90
32° hot |
93
34° hot |
91
33° hot |
86
30° warm |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
50
10° cold |
Real |
55
13°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
73
23°
mild |
81
27°
warm |
92
34°
hot |
95
35°
hot |
95
35°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
70
21°
mild |
69
21°
mild |
50
10°
cold |
Humidity |
nice 44% |
nice 45% |
nice 46% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 20% |
nice 30% |
nice 38% |
nice 36% |
nice 61% |
Rain |
dry 31mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 77mm |
Cloud |
pockets 22% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 13% |
clear 4% |
clear 8% |
pockets 10% |
clear 1% |
clear 3% |
clear 8% |
clear 10% |
pockets 37% |
Air quality |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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