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| ⭐️ Total score | 14 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 64 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 12°C 54°F + 💦 Damp (77%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 26 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | The Clement |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | SPACES |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 34,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Kaiser Permanente facility |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,972 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,476 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $11,369 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $3,248 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,850 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,726 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,918 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $274 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $122 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $405 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $25 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ 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
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
55
13° cool |
57
14° cool |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
64
18° cool |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
72
22° mild |
72
22° mild |
68
20° mild |
63
17° cool |
54
12° cool |
| Real |
55
13°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 78% |
nice 70% |
nice 68% |
nice 70% |
nice 69% |
nice 73% |
nice 73% |
nice 74% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
damp 71% |
damp 80% |
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| Rain |
rainy 92mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
rainy 128mm |
dry 23mm |
rainy 206mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 62% |
| Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 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 |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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