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| ⭐️ Total score | 1 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 71 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 11°C 51°F + 💦 Damp (89%) = feels 11°C 52°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 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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