⭐️ Total score |
2.1/5 (Rank #1058)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Way too expensive: $5,586 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 127Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 20°C68°F (feels 20°C68°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 55%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 127 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (55%) = feels 20°C 68°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 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 | 100,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | American Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,586 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,715 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $11,974 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $3,421 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,345 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,973 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $3,236 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $110 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $130 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $264 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $24 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $21,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way 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 |
54
12° cool |
54
12° cool |
55
13° cool |
55
13° cool |
59
15° cool |
63
17° cool |
64
18° cool |
64
18° cool |
64
18° cool |
63
17° cool |
57
14° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
53
12°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
55
13°
cool |
55
13°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
62
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
62
17°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
51
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 39% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 44% |
nice 42% |
nice 38% |
nice 38% |
nice 38% |
nice 41% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 94mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 24mm |
rainy 96mm |
Cloud |
pockets 29% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 34% |
Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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