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| ⭐️ Total score | 6 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 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 |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 43 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 2°C 36°F + 😊 Comfy (61%) = feels 0°C 0°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 30 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | La Prima Tazza |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 94,000 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 |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Lawrence Memorial Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,536 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,213 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,276 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,507 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,303 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,223 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,121 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $108 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $73 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $294 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $5 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
36
2° cold |
28
-2° freezing |
54
12° cool |
57
14° cool |
70
21° mild |
91
33° hot |
93
34° hot |
97
36° hot |
88
31° hot |
70
21° mild |
54
12° cool |
52
11° cool |
| Real |
39
4°
very cold |
33
1°
very cold |
55
13°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
84
29°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
68
20°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 77% |
nice 69% |
nice 62% |
nice 63% |
nice 78% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 77% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 73% |
nice 74% |
nice 62% |
nice 64% |
| Rain |
rainy 84mm |
dry 17mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 169mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 152mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 8mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 38% |
cloudy 66% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 12% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 43% |
| Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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I’ve lived here for 11.5 years & been a landlord the entire time. A 1 bedroom starts at 1000, and that’s not in the city center. I have no idea why they’re saying it’s dangerous. There’s literally cops putting bike traps up to tempt people into stealing because there’s so little crime. It’s incredibly safe and welcoming to people of all races & genders. It’s also dry, incredibly dry with forest fires in the summer so the smoke can be intense for several months. It’s not rainy
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