⭐️ Total score | 2.7/5 (Rank #617) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,886 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 49Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 62% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 7 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 21 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Great |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Good |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $4,817 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 49 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 13°C 56°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 13°C 55°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 7 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 21 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Luna Caffe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Zillow |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | New Hanover Health Network |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,886 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,571 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,385 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,539 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,492 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,464 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,150 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $117 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $114 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $294 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ 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 | 5412° cool | 468° cold | 6418° cool | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 9535° hot | 10239° hot | 10440° hot | 9032° hot | 7725° warm | 6418° cool | 6820° mild |
Real | 5412° cool | 4910° cold | 6418° cool | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 8329° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8228° very warm | 7725° warm | 6317° cool | 6619° mild |
Humidity | damp 75% | damp 85% | nice 72% | nice 64% | nice 71% | sweaty 90% | sweaty 87% | sweaty 90% | sweaty 81% | nice 80% | nice 66% | nice 80% |
Rain | rainy 93mm | rainy 192mm | rainy 68mm | dry 33mm | rainy 50mm | rainy 189mm | rainy 137mm | rainy 182mm | rainy 164mm | rainy 55mm | dry 26mm | rainy 59mm |
Cloud | pockets 43% | cloudy 76% | cloudy 65% | pockets 28% | pockets 42% | cloudy 61% | pockets 35% | pockets 45% | pockets 35% | pockets 35% | pockets 28% | pockets 46% |
Air quality | clean 17 US AQI | clean 16 US AQI | clean 19 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 24 US AQI | clean 21 US AQI | clean 21 US AQI | clean 18 US AQI | clean 19 US AQI | clean 19 US AQI |
Sun | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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