⭐️ Total score |
2.94/5 (Rank #903)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Too expensive: $4,309 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 60Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 78%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 10 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
💰 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* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 60 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (78%) = feels 22°C 72°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 10 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 21.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Acre Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 180,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,309 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,380 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,328 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,379 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,320 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $220 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,287 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $154 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 11 listings) | $4,037 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $132 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
55
13° cool |
59
15° cool |
59
15° cool |
63
17° cool |
72
22° mild |
73
23° mild |
75
24° warm |
73
23° mild |
77
25° warm |
66
19° mild |
63
17° cool |
50
10° cold |
Real |
55
13°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
76
25°
warm |
66
19°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 71% |
nice 65% |
nice 70% |
nice 59% |
nice 66% |
nice 71% |
nice 72% |
nice 66% |
nice 71% |
damp 83% |
damp 86% |
Rain |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 86mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 20mm |
rainy 326mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 349mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 60% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 67% |
Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 33 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 |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 300 people | 200 people | 300 people | 250 people |
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