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| ⭐️ Total score | 3 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 27°C 81°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 29°C 84°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 3 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 19 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | t-mobile |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 14,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Booking |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,489 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,531 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,184 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,481 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,200 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $200 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,001 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $94 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 21 listings) | $3,740 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $123 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Very 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
✅ 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
❌ Hospitals are bad
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
34
1° cold |
28
-2° freezing |
46
8° cold |
59
15° cool |
70
21° mild |
77
25° warm |
84
29° warm |
88
31° hot |
75
24° warm |
66
19° mild |
48
9° cold |
45
7° cold |
| Real |
36
2°
very cold |
31
-1°
freezing |
48
9°
cold |
59
15°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
77
25°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
75
24°
warm |
64
18°
cool |
49
10°
cold |
45
7°
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
nice 51% |
nice 63% |
nice 62% |
nice 79% |
nice 86% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 78% |
nice 81% |
nice 68% |
nice 67% |
| Rain |
dry 50mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 69mm |
rainy 175mm |
rainy 130mm |
rainy 179mm |
rainy 148mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 45mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 79% |
pockets 28% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 60% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 60% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 58% |
| Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 20 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 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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