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| ⭐️ Total score | 1 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 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* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 41 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 0°C 32°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels -4°C 25°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 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 | 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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