⭐️ Total score | 3.11/5 (Rank #707) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,166 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 75Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 33°C92°F (feels 42°C108°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 68% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 41 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 34 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $4,817 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Okay |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare* | Good |
😄 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 |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 75 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 33°C 92°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 42°C 108°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 41 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 34.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Sprint |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Paradox Coffee & Theatre |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 77,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,166 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,920 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,486 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,282 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $880 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $294 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,950 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 9 listings) | $1,880 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $62 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 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
✅ 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
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 0° freezing | 25-4° freezing | 5412° cool | 5513° cool | 7021° mild | 9133° hot | 9133° hot | 9133° hot | 8228° warm | 7021° mild | 5010° cold | 489° cold |
Real | 362° very cold | 30-1° freezing | 5513° cool | 5614° cool | 6820° mild | 8429° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8429° very warm | 7926° warm | 6820° mild | 5111° cool | 5010° cold |
Humidity | damp 85% | damp 75% | nice 64% | nice 62% | nice 72% | nice 70% | sweaty 73% | sweaty 73% | nice 68% | nice 70% | nice 65% | nice 63% |
Rain | dry 45mm | dry 12mm | rainy 53mm | dry 37mm | rainy 90mm | rainy 92mm | dry 48mm | rainy 60mm | dry 44mm | rainy 149mm | dry 29mm | dry 9mm |
Cloud | cloudy 75% | cloudy 64% | pockets 48% | pockets 40% | cloudy 72% | pockets 33% | pockets 24% | pockets 21% | pockets 15% | cloudy 55% | pockets 35% | pockets 39% |
Air quality | clean 33 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
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