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| ⭐️ Total score | 201 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* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 59 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 16°C 60°F + 💦 Damp (88%) = feels 17°C 63°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 15 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 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 |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Tredwell Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Rush Copley Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,075 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,081 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,025 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,436 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,132 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $220 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,946 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median from 11 listings) | $2,107 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $69 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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 very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
25
-4° freezing |
10
-12° freezing |
45
7° cold |
55
13° cool |
66
19° mild |
82
28° warm |
90
32° hot |
90
32° hot |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
41
5° cold |
37
3° cold |
| Real |
30
-1°
freezing |
19
-7°
freezing |
48
9°
cold |
56
14°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
79
26°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
44
7°
cold |
41
5°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 73% |
nice 70% |
nice 63% |
nice 72% |
nice 74% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 88% |
nice 69% |
nice 83% |
nice 67% |
nice 70% |
| Rain |
dry 36mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 32mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 173mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 100mm |
dry 28mm |
rainy 143mm |
dry 22mm |
rainy 54mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 28% |
cloudy 75% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 56% |
| Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 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 | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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