| ⭐️ Total score |
1.64/5 (Rank #1016)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,224 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 65 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 13°C55°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 62%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 44 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 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 |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 65 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 13°C 55°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 13°C 55°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 45 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 93,000 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 | Delta |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,224 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,766 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,788 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,654 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,562 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,441 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,222 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $481,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $120 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $113 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ 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
✅ Good 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 4°C / 39°F cold | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 7°C / 45°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 17°C / 63°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 26°C / 79°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 17°C / 63°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 3°C / 37°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
| Real (median) |
4°C / 38°F
very cold |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 61% |
nice 55% |
nice 39% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 26% |
nice 46% |
nice 51% |
damp 71% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 44mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 1mm |
rainy 69mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 20% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 17% |
clear 9% |
pockets 11% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
clear 9% |
clear 6% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 28% |
| Air quality |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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