⭐️ Total score |
2.06/5 (Rank #1048)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,172 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 41Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 0°C32°F (feels -4°C25°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 67%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 23 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 |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 41 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 0°C 32°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels -4°C 25°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 88,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,172 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,854 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,370 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,534 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,327 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,105 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,224 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $135 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $229 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $16 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
0° freezing |
16
-9° freezing |
39
4° cold |
43
6° cold |
52
11° cool |
66
19° mild |
73
23° mild |
75
24° warm |
72
22° mild |
66
19° mild |
39
4° cold |
32
0° freezing |
Real |
32
0°
freezing |
23
-5°
freezing |
42
6°
very cold |
46
8°
cold |
53
12°
cool |
65
19°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
65
19°
mild |
43
6°
very cold |
37
3°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 37% |
nice 34% |
nice 36% |
nice 35% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
nice 34% |
nice 39% |
nice 34% |
nice 39% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 52mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 95mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 117mm |
dry 8mm |
rainy 57mm |
Cloud |
pockets 50% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 40% |
Air quality |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 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 |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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