⭐️ Total score |
2.27/5 (Rank #582)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,749 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 125Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 4°C38°F (feels 1°C34°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 71%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food 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 |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 14 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 125 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 4°C 38°F + 💦 Damp (71%) = feels 1°C 34°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Beacon Hills |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Wendell Phillips |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Think Big Coworking |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 480,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 95% 👱♀️ 5% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | United |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,749 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,452 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,983 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,709 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,199 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,140 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,292 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $103 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $70 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $247 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $18,833 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $23 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
37
3° cold |
0° freezing |
55
13° cool |
57
14° cool |
68
20° mild |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
84
29° warm |
81
27° warm |
70
21° mild |
54
12° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
32
0°
freezing |
54
12°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
85
30°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
69
21°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 33% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 29% |
nice 36% |
nice 32% |
nice 34% |
nice 33% |
nice 31% |
nice 37% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 30% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 40mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 91mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 5mm |
Cloud |
pockets 42% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 21% |
Air quality |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 571 people | 457 people | 514 people | 457 people | 500 people | 650 people | 289 people | 500 people | 429 people | 422 people | 475 people | 436 people |
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