⭐️ Total score |
1.93/5 (Rank #1199)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,399 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 39 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 32°C90°F (feels 39°C102°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 65%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 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
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 39 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 32°C 90°F + 😊 Comfy (65%) = feels 39°C 102°F
|
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Monks Coffee Shop |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jet Blue |
🏥 Best hospital | (1) Hendrick Health System |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,399 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,468 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,762 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,361 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,245 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,966 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $865 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $205,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $152 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $97 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $18 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $14,919 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $24 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 10°C / 50°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 39°C / 102°F hot | 36°C / 97°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 27°C / 81°F warm | 19°C / 66°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild |
Real (median) |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 69% |
nice 54% |
nice 57% |
nice 74% |
nice 70% |
nice 64% |
nice 57% |
nice 52% |
nice 52% |
nice 54% |
nice 45% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 40mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 88mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 1mm |
Cloud |
pockets 18% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 17% |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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