⭐️ Total score | 3.09/5 (Rank #606) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,786 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 59Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 37% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 8 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 14 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Great |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $4,817 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Good |
😄 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 |
⏱ Average trip length | 21 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 59 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (37%) = feels 22°C 72°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 8 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 14.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 220,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 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 | Rockwood Clinic |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,786 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,202 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,387 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,253 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,010 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $220 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,743 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $175 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 26 listings) | $3,487 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $114 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 394° cold | 362° cold | 5010° cold | 5714° cool | 6820° mild | 8228° warm | 9032° hot | 8127° warm | 7222° mild | 5513° cool | 468° cold | 0° freezing |
Real | 394° very cold | 373° very cold | 5010° cold | 5714° cool | 6619° mild | 8228° very warm | 9032° hot | 7926° warm | 7122° mild | 5513° cool | 468° cold | 341° very cold |
Humidity | damp 81% | nice 69% | nice 62% | nice 45% | nice 47% | nice 43% | nice 32% | nice 46% | nice 49% | nice 64% | damp 77% | damp 77% |
Rain | rainy 159mm | rainy 52mm | dry 46mm | dry 7mm | dry 9mm | dry 9mm | dry 2mm | dry 9mm | dry 16mm | dry 18mm | dry 32mm | dry 29mm |
Cloud | cloudy 87% | cloudy 78% | pockets 49% | pockets 33% | pockets 44% | pockets 26% | clear 4% | pockets 29% | pockets 33% | cloudy 55% | cloudy 83% | cloudy 86% |
Air quality | clean 21 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 12 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 11 US AQI | clean 17 US AQI | okay 50 US AQI | clean 14 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 1 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 200 people | 350 people | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 400 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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