⭐️ Total score |
3.19/5 (Rank #471)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,309 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 44Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C61°F (feels 16°C61°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 69%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 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 |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 44 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 16°C 61°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 16°C 61°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 18 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24.25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | Verizon |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Happy Cappuccino Coffee House |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 66,000 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 | American Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,309 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,278 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,943 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,698 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,350 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $275 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,778 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 8 listings) | $1,707 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $56 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 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
✅ 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 |
28
-2° freezing |
23
-5° freezing |
41
5° cold |
57
14° cool |
64
18° cool |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
84
29° warm |
72
22° mild |
64
18° cool |
45
7° cold |
37
3° cold |
Real |
32
0°
freezing |
28
-2°
freezing |
43
6°
very cold |
57
14°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
77
25°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
46
8°
cold |
39
4°
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 72% |
nice 66% |
nice 55% |
nice 66% |
nice 65% |
nice 76% |
nice 89% |
nice 83% |
nice 80% |
damp 82% |
damp 72% |
damp 71% |
Rain |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 62mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 184mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 147mm |
rainy 60mm |
rainy 71mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 70% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 66% |
Air quality |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 1 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 35 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 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
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