⭐️ Total score |
2.08/5 (Rank #1074)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Too expensive: $4,743 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 101Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C64°F (feels 18°C64°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 75%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 33 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 |
Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 39 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 101 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (75%) = feels 18°C 64°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33 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 | Village Java Coffee Shop |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Inland Eye Clinic |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,743 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,114 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $7,141 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,040 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,267 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,503 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,692 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $153 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $115 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $397 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $13,200 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are not that great
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
59
15° cool |
54
12° cool |
59
15° cool |
59
15° cool |
68
20° mild |
66
19° mild |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
57
14° cool |
55
13° cool |
Real |
58
15°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
67
20°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
78
26°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
69
21°
mild |
57
14°
cool |
55
13°
cool |
Humidity |
too dry 27% |
too dry 28% |
nice 35% |
nice 34% |
nice 38% |
nice 31% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 25% |
too dry 30% |
too dry 30% |
too dry 28% |
nice 38% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 54mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 61mm |
Cloud |
clear 10% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 19% |
clear 8% |
clear 8% |
clear 5% |
clear 4% |
pockets 12% |
clear 9% |
pockets 23% |
Air quality |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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