⭐️ Total score |
3.22/5 (Rank #430)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,382 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 52Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
💰 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 |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 52 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 23°C 73°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 18 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 38.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | Verizon |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Jitters Coffee House |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Provena Health |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,382 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,382 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,162 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,761 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,375 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $275 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,703 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $80 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 11 listings) | $1,878 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $62 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm 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
✅ Very 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
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
27
-3° freezing |
14
-10° freezing |
48
9° cold |
55
13° cool |
64
18° cool |
84
29° warm |
90
32° hot |
90
32° hot |
81
27° warm |
70
21° mild |
41
5° cold |
39
4° cold |
Real |
32
0°
freezing |
20
-7°
freezing |
50
10°
cold |
56
14°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
80
27°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
44
7°
cold |
43
6°
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 73% |
nice 67% |
nice 62% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 88% |
nice 70% |
nice 84% |
nice 68% |
damp 71% |
Rain |
dry 50mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 93mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 155mm |
dry 19mm |
rainy 52mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 85% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 26% |
cloudy 71% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 55% |
Air quality |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 45 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 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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