⭐️ Total score |
2.33/5 (Rank #586)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,420 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 47Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 14°C57°F (feels 13°C55°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ 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 |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 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) | 47 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 14°C 57°F + 💦 Damp (90%) = feels 13°C 55°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Steam |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Olmsted Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,420 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,939 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,869 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,391 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,327 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $920 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,083 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $30 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $316 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $16 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,900 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $22 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
18
-8° freezing |
5
-15° freezing |
43
6° cold |
50
10° cold |
63
17° cool |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
77
25° warm |
72
22° mild |
63
17° cool |
34
1° cold |
25
-4° freezing |
Real |
23
-5°
freezing |
13
-11°
freezing |
45
7°
cold |
52
11°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
81
27°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
71
22°
mild |
62
17°
cool |
39
4°
very cold |
30
-1°
freezing |
Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 36% |
nice 33% |
too dry 29% |
nice 31% |
too dry 29% |
nice 36% |
nice 38% |
nice 33% |
nice 38% |
nice 31% |
nice 35% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 18mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 105mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 96mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 18mm |
Cloud |
pockets 41% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 35% |
Air quality |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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