1.97/5
2 reviews
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Santa Maria, CA

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✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ 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

✅ 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

❌ Not safe for women

❌ High alcohol consumption

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Feels

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mild

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Humidity

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Most common

Rain

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72mm

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5mm

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32mm

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13mm

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7mm

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9mm

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53mm

Cloud

pockets
15%

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11%

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17%

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22%

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20%

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19%

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21%

pockets
17%

pockets
18%

clear
9%

pockets
10%

pockets
27%

Air quality

clean
19 US AQI

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21 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
3 UVI

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4 UVI

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5 UVI

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7 UVI

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9 UVI

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3 UVI

Remote workers

0 people

200 people

0 people

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⭐️ Total score	1.97/5 (Rank #1192) 2 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $5,725 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 61Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 A bit cold: 15°C60°F (feels 16°C61°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 50%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 27 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	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
🗓️ Average trip length	21 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	61 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 15°C 60°F + 😊 Comfy (50%) = feels 16°C 61°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 27 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	SLO Grind
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	110,000 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	American Airlines
🏥 Best hospital	Marian Medical Center Santa Maria CA

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$5,725 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,410 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$8,585 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$2,453 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$4,462 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,401 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$2,080 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$209 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$79 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$470 / month
🍛 Dinner	$23
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$6
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5

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