⭐️ Total score |
2.37/5 (Rank #496)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,586 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 138Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 27°C80°F (feels 26°C79°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 30%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 41 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 138 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 27°C 80°F + 🌵 Too dry (30%) = feels 26°C 79°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Chico Start |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | IdEAFab Labs |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 88,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | RentInChico |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | United |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,586 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,478 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,067 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,448 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,495 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,940 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,020 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $70 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $96 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $193 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $10,706 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
55
13° cool |
57
14° cool |
59
15° cool |
72
22° mild |
77
25° warm |
88
31° hot |
90
32° hot |
88
31° hot |
82
28° warm |
68
20° mild |
63
17° cool |
48
9° cold |
Real |
55
13°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
81
27°
warm |
91
33°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
92
34°
hot |
87
31°
hot |
68
20°
mild |
62
17°
cool |
48
9°
cold |
Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 30% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 25% |
nice 39% |
nice 44% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 84mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 52mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 214mm |
Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 20% |
clear 9% |
pockets 11% |
clear 9% |
clear 7% |
clear 6% |
clear 9% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 45% |
Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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