| ⭐️ Total score |
2.28/5 (Rank #1231)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,192 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 65 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C62°F (feels 16°C61°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 96%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 43 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 |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 😄 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 |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 65 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 16°C 62°F + 💦 Damp (96%) = feels 16°C 61°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 43 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Randy's Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 52,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,192 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,612 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,699 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,200 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,840 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $8,494 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,637 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $600,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $133 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $278 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 16°C / 61°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 29°C / 84°F warm | 33°C / 91°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 17°C / 63°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool |
| Real (median) |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
35°C / 95°F
hot |
38°C / 100°F
hot |
37°C / 99°F
hot |
34°C / 93°F
hot |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
| Humidity |
too dry 28% |
too dry 25% |
nice 30% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 28% |
nice 30% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 25% |
too dry 23% |
nice 37% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 17mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 15mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 11% |
clear 6% |
clear 5% |
clear 9% |
clear 2% |
clear 6% |
pockets 10% |
clear 2% |
clear 1% |
clear 7% |
clear 4% |
pockets 15% |
| Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 59 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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