⭐️ Total score |
2.71/5 (Rank #675)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,639 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 82Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 6°C44°F (feels 4°C39°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 74%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 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 |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 82 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 6°C 44°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels 4°C 39°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 20 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 | Central Perk Coffee Shop |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 67,000 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 Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,639 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,111 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,567 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,305 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,579 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,136 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $901 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $121 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $70 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $7,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
✅ 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
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
18
-8° freezing |
3
-16° freezing |
39
4° cold |
48
9° cold |
63
17° cool |
81
27° warm |
86
30° warm |
84
29° warm |
72
22° mild |
61
16° cool |
36
2° cold |
21
-6° freezing |
Real |
23
-5°
freezing |
11
-12°
freezing |
43
6°
very cold |
50
10°
cold |
63
17°
cool |
79
26°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
81
27°
warm |
71
22°
mild |
61
16°
cool |
39
4°
very cold |
27
-3°
freezing |
Humidity |
damp 74% |
nice 67% |
nice 70% |
nice 63% |
nice 62% |
nice 61% |
nice 65% |
nice 68% |
nice 68% |
damp 77% |
nice 65% |
nice 69% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 27mm |
dry 14mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 76mm |
dry 23mm |
rainy 53mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 35% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 27% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 67% |
Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
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