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Cost of Living in Johnson City, TN

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✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ 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

✅ Safe for women

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very sweaty and humid now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Hospitals are bad

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

3°C / 37°F cold

4°C / 39°F cold

15°C / 59°F cool

17°C / 63°F cool

19°C / 66°F mild

24°C / 75°F warm

25°C / 77°F warm

31°C / 88°F hot

22°C / 72°F mild

19°C / 66°F mild

8°C / 46°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

Real (median)

4°C / 39°F
very cold

5°C / 41°F
very cold

15°C / 58°F
cool

16°C / 61°F
cool

18°C / 64°F
cool

24°C / 75°F
warm

25°C / 77°F
warm

27°C / 81°F
warm

22°C / 72°F
mild

19°C / 66°F
mild

8°C / 46°F
cold

12°C / 54°F
cool

Humidity

damp
71%

damp
73%

nice
55%

nice
64%

nice
68%

nice
80%

nice
81%

sweaty
80%

nice
80%

nice
81%

nice
60%

nice
66%

Most common

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
86mm

rainy
116mm

rainy
137mm

rainy
62mm

rainy
116mm

rainy
153mm

rainy
155mm

rainy
143mm

rainy
82mm

rainy
104mm

dry
33mm

rainy
52mm

Cloud

pockets
43%

cloudy
53%

pockets
33%

pockets
31%

pockets
42%

pockets
36%

pockets
37%

pockets
33%

pockets
27%

pockets
36%

pockets
26%

pockets
34%

Air quality

clean
27 US AQI

clean
26 US AQI

clean
27 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
32 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
30 US AQI

clean
22 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

clean
28 US AQI

Sun

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

Remote workers

0 people

200 people

0 people

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⭐️ Total score	2.09/5 (Rank #961) 1 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,773 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 37 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 27°C81°F (feels 31°C88°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🥵 Sweaty: 80%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😍 Very high: 90%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 30 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 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
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Bad
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
📡 Internet speed (avg)	37 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 27°C 81°F + 🥵 Sweaty (80%) = feels 31°C 88°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 30 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	The Willow Tree Coffeehouse and Music Room
🚰 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	Craigslist
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	United Airlines

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,773 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,625 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,904 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,401 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,092 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,085 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,100 / month
🏠 Median home price	$315,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$98 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$134 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$235 / month
🍛 Dinner	$12
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$14,000 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$10 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip

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