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| ⭐️ Total score | 4 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 👌 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) | 53 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ -11°C 12°F + 😊 Comfy (48%) = feels -16°C 3°F
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| 🔌 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 | Rockford Roasting Company |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Osf Saint Anthony Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,291 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,221 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,411 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,546 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,708 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,606 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,244 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $80 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $53 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $4,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ 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 very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
23
-5° freezing |
10
-12° freezing |
43
6° cold |
54
12° cool |
64
18° cool |
79
26° warm |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
77
25° warm |
68
20° mild |
39
4° cold |
36
2° cold |
| Real |
28
-2°
freezing |
18
-8°
freezing |
46
8°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
79
26°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
66
19°
mild |
43
6°
very cold |
40
5°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 35% |
nice 36% |
nice 30% |
nice 35% |
nice 36% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 33% |
nice 41% |
nice 32% |
nice 34% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 55mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 81mm |
dry 10mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 57mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 48% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 36% |
| Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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