⭐️ Total score |
2.17/5 (Rank #788)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,741 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 71Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 12°C54°F (feels 12°C54°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 85%
|
💨 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 |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 71 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 12°C 54°F + 💦 Damp (85%) = feels 12°C 54°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 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 | ASIP Coffee Roasters Co. |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 82,000 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 | American |
🏥 Best hospital | Mercy Medical Center Merced |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,741 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,384 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,625 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,607 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,242 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,971 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,244 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $105 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $65 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $45,000 / year |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
55
13° cool |
61
16° cool |
63
17° cool |
73
23° mild |
79
26° warm |
88
31° hot |
90
32° hot |
91
33° hot |
84
29° warm |
72
22° mild |
64
18° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
55
13°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
73
23°
mild |
82
28°
very warm |
91
33°
hot |
94
35°
hot |
94
35°
hot |
89
32°
hot |
72
22°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 35% |
nice 32% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 25% |
nice 40% |
nice 43% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 93mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 79mm |
Cloud |
pockets 31% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 16% |
clear 8% |
clear 7% |
clear 6% |
clear 8% |
clear 5% |
clear 5% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 42% |
Air quality |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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