⭐️ Total score |
2.05/5 (Rank #1087)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,024 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 33 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 87%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Good |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 16 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 33 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (87%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 27 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Downtown |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Downtown |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Workspace Stamford |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Stamford Innovation Center |
☕️ Best coffee place | Lorca |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | JetBlue |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
🏥 Best hospital | Stamford Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,024 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,743 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $8,867 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,533 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,733 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,998 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,280 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $590,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $128 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $131 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $389 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $18 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $35,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $20 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm 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
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 1°C / 34°F cold | -1°C / 30°F freezing | 7°C / 45°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 23°C / 73°F mild | 29°C / 84°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 10°C / 50°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold |
Real (median) |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
Humidity |
nice 62% |
nice 70% |
nice 53% |
nice 68% |
nice 62% |
nice 77% |
nice 84% |
nice 77% |
nice 76% |
nice 80% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 120mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 33mm |
Cloud |
pockets 25% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 37% |
Air quality |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 300 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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