⭐️ Total score |
2.05/5 (Rank #1084)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,715 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 34Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 92%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 33 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 |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 34 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (92%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Local Works |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,715 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,132 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,552 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,872 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,840 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,755 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,577 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $133 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $123 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $284 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $20 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $23,667 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
54
12° cool |
54
12° cool |
63
17° cool |
70
21° mild |
75
24° warm |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
79
26° warm |
73
23° mild |
61
16° cool |
59
15° cool |
Real |
53
12°
cool |
53
12°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
69
21°
mild |
74
24°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
79
26°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
60
16°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 37% |
nice 31% |
nice 33% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 34% |
nice 37% |
nice 33% |
nice 38% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 86mm |
dry 43mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 135mm |
rainy 147mm |
rainy 159mm |
rainy 138mm |
rainy 69mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 47mm |
Cloud |
pockets 25% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 26% |
Air quality |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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