⭐️ Total score |
2.21/5 (Rank #841)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Too expensive: $4,029 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 78Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 15°C59°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 46 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
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🙊 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 | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 78 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 15°C 59°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 15°C 59°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 46 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 | 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 | $4,029 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,236 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,171 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,477 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,587 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,121 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,100 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $168 / 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 | $6,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ 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 |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
61
16° cool |
75
24° warm |
79
26° warm |
90
32° hot |
93
34° hot |
93
34° hot |
86
30° warm |
73
23° mild |
64
18° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
56
14°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
74
24°
warm |
83
29°
very warm |
94
35°
hot |
97
36°
hot |
96
36°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
73
23°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 31% |
too dry 25% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 23% |
nice 40% |
nice 41% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 62mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 2mm |
rainy 76mm |
Cloud |
pockets 29% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 22% |
clear 10% |
clear 5% |
clear 7% |
clear 9% |
clear 4% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 40% |
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 |
Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 300 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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