⭐️ Total score |
2.75/5 (Rank #543)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,586 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 68Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 61%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 42 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 46 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 |
⚡️ 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 |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 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 | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 68 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 17°C 63°F + 😊 Comfy (61%) = feels 17°C 63°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 42 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 46 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 | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Kdhcd Kaweah Delta Health Care District |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,586 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,199 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,972 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,421 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,257 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,830 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,031 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $106 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $60 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
55
13° cool |
61
16° cool |
63
17° cool |
75
24° warm |
82
28° warm |
97
36° hot |
102
39° hot |
99
37° hot |
90
32° hot |
73
23° mild |
63
17° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
55
13°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
75
24°
warm |
84
29°
very warm |
93
34°
hot |
97
36°
hot |
95
35°
hot |
89
32°
hot |
73
23°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
damp 74% |
damp 72% |
nice 61% |
nice 50% |
nice 37% |
nice 39% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 40% |
nice 46% |
damp 80% |
damp 81% |
Rain |
rainy 62mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 4mm |
rainy 127mm |
Cloud |
pockets 49% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 13% |
clear 4% |
clear 5% |
clear 7% |
clear 0% |
clear 2% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 67% |
Air quality |
okay 58 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
okay 55 US AQI |
okay 67 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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