⭐️ Total score |
2.81/5 (Rank #449)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,293 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 106Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -2°C29°F (feels -4°C25°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 65%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 30 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Healthcare* |
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) | 106 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ -2°C 29°F + 😊 Comfy (65%) = feels -4°C 25°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 27 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 30 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Northern Light Espresso Bar & Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 77,000 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 |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,293 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,249 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,102 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,458 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,593 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,508 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,115 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $75 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $82 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $323 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
30
-1° freezing |
25
-4° freezing |
43
6° cold |
57
14° cool |
64
18° cool |
77
25° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
72
22° mild |
68
20° mild |
45
7° cold |
41
5° cold |
Real |
34
1°
very cold |
30
-1°
freezing |
46
8°
cold |
57
14°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
76
25°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
46
8°
cold |
43
6°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 69% |
nice 70% |
nice 56% |
nice 66% |
nice 65% |
nice 80% |
nice 87% |
nice 84% |
nice 82% |
nice 83% |
nice 67% |
nice 67% |
Rain |
dry 45mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 150mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 152mm |
rainy 86mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 36mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 85% |
pockets 34% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 60% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 72% |
Air quality |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
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