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| ⭐️ Total score | 5 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 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 | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 36 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌫 9°C 49°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 9°C 48°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 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 | The Early Bird |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,641 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,374 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,262 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,218 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,793 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,621 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $852 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $190,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $119 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | -4°C / 25°F freezing | -10°C / 14°F freezing | 8°C / 46°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 7°C / 45°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
| Real (median) |
-3°C / 27°F
freezing |
-7°C / 19°F
freezing |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 71% |
nice 63% |
nice 54% |
nice 57% |
nice 61% |
nice 68% |
nice 69% |
nice 63% |
nice 73% |
nice 62% |
nice 68% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 25mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 93mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 28mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 44% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 27% |
| Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 233 people | 200 people |
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