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| ⭐️ Total score | 196 reviews |
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| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
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| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 86 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 20°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (89%) = feels 20°C 68°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 12 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | T-Mobile |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Little Green Hive |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 99,000 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 | Delta |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,187 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,761 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $3,834 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,095 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $727 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $263 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,550 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $119 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 9 listings) | $2,041 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $67 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
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| Feels | 415° cold | 394° cold | 5714° cool | 6820° mild | 7021° mild | 8831° hot | 9535° hot | 9736° hot | 8228° warm | 7222° mild | 5010° cold | 5513° cool |
| Real | 436° very cold | 415° very cold | 5714° cool | 6619° mild | 7021° mild | 8228° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 7926° warm | 7222° mild | 5010° cold | 5513° cool |
| Humidity | nice 63% | nice 69% | nice 46% | nice 56% | nice 62% | sweaty 73% | sweaty 72% | sweaty 74% | nice 71% | nice 79% | nice 58% | nice 61% |
| Rain | rainy 71mm | dry 19mm | dry 32mm | dry 29mm | dry 15mm | dry 24mm | dry 17mm | dry 27mm | rainy 69mm | dry 34mm | dry 10mm | dry 10mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 54% | cloudy 67% | pockets 40% | pockets 33% | cloudy 53% | cloudy 51% | pockets 35% | pockets 39% | pockets 33% | pockets 47% | pockets 33% | pockets 45% |
| Air quality | clean 23 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 25✈️20min$3,881 / mo50MbpsI really enjoyed my trip to DC for one week. I did NOT feel comfortable walking around many places alone because there are a lot of mentally ill/drugged out people. During daylight with other people I felt fine. There are soo many restaurants, interesting boutique gyms, cool libraries and more. The variety you can find in DC is closer to NYC than you can find most places. The memorials are pretty cool. There are a lot of free museums which are impressive. I liked the Lincoln Memorial/Gettysburg
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 27° 81° 30° 85°🥵AQI 45✈️4h$3,444 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peoplePros: Food carts, local microbrews, lots of outdoor activities within day trip range, high property values. Cons: trash everywhere, out of control crime, violent drug-addicted "houseless" everywhere, mediocre public schools, some of the highest taxes in the country, ineffective police force, antiquated inefficient form of city government, very high rents, passive aggressive culture.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 15° 59° 16° 61°AQI 27✈️9h$6,034 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleI and my family moved here from Saudi Arabia, Rovaniemi is a great city to live in with an amazing free education system. The people there are so nice, in cafes, restaurants or just if you bump into them on the street they are so friendly and willing to help. There are so much fun things to do in Rovaniemi.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 17✈️9h$3,711 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleA lot more things to do there on Summer than on Winter, even though the city is beautiful both seasons. Wouldn't recommend going there in the beginning of spring or late autumn since it'd be mostly rainy and cold. On Summer I recommend just walking around the city and checking out all the architecture and drinking beer on the beach of Hietalahti or taking a ferry to Suomenlinna and having a picnic day there. Linnanmäki amusement park is also nice if you are traveling with children. On Winter I
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 60°AQI 53✈️10h$4,266 / mo🌇 Also went here3 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 29° 84° 27° 80°AQI 30✈️10h$4,647 / mo🌇 Also went here3 peopleTokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee
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