| ⭐️ Total score | 
								 2.03/5 (Rank #1103) 
								 | 
						
| 👍 Quality of life score | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 👶 Family score | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 🎒 Community score | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 💵 Cost | 
								 
																						🧐 Very expensive: $4,639 / mo
									 
								 | 
							
						
| 📡 Internet | 
								 
																						🚀 Super fast: 72 Mbps (avg) 
								 | 
						
| 😝 Fun | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | 
								 
																						🥶 Too cold: 12°C54°F (feels 12°C54°F)
									 
								 | 
						
| 💦 Humidity (now) | 
								 
										💦 Damp: 89%
									 
								 | 
						
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | 
									 
																								😍 Very high: 90%
										 
									 | 
							
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | 
									 
																								🌱 Great: 16 US AQI
										 
									 | 
							
| 👌 Safety | 
								 Good 
								 | 
						
| 👩 Safe for women | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | 
			 Great  | 
	
| 🤮 Food safety* | 
								 Great 
								 | 
						
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | 
									 Okay 
									 | 
							
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | 
			 Great  | 
	
| 🎓 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  | 
	
| 🏥 Hospitals | 
			 Great  | 
	
| 😄 Happiness* | 
			 Bad  | 
	
| 🍸 Nightlife | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🖥 Places to work from | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🎅 Startup Score | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 🌍 Continent | North America | 
| 🚩 Country | United States | 
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days | 
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 72 Mbps | 
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 
								🌫 12°C 54°F + 💦 Damp (89%) = feels 12°C 54°F
								 | 
						
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 16 US AQI | 
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz | 
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | 
									 | 
							
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance | 
									 
									Safetywing
								 | 
							
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% | 
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | 
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Pacific Perk | 
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink | 
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 53,000 people | 
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year | 
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes | 
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | 
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon | 
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist | 
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Southwest | 
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,639 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,134 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,334 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,524 / month | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,815 / month | 
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,381 / month | 
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,115 / month | 
| 🏠 Median home price | $265,000 | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $85 / night | 
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $144 / night | 
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $257 / month | 
| 🍛 Dinner | $23 | 
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 | 
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 | 
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 | 
| 👩🏫 International school | $13,500 / year | 
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month | 
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip | 
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 7°C / 45°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 15°C / 59°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 7°C / 45°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 
| Real (median) | 
																																
												7°C / 44°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												7°C / 45°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												9°C / 47°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												9°C / 48°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												15°C / 59°F
											
																				 cool  | 
																		
																																
												15°C / 59°F
											
																				 cool  | 
																		
																																
												23°C / 73°F
											
																				 mild  | 
																		
																																
												23°C / 73°F
											
																				 mild  | 
																		
																																
												19°C / 66°F
											
																				 mild  | 
																		
																																
												13°C / 55°F
											
																				 cool  | 
																		
																																
												7°C / 45°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												6°C / 42°F
											
																				 very cold  | 
																
| Humidity | 
										
											damp 86%  | 
																		
										
											damp 84%  | 
																		
										
											damp 80%  | 
																		
										
											nice 66%  | 
																		
										
											nice 69%  | 
																		
										
											nice 66%  | 
																		
										
											nice 62%  | 
																		
										
											nice 64%  | 
																		
										
											nice 63%  | 
																		
										
											damp 83%  | 
																		
										
											damp 86%  | 
																		
										
											damp 87%  | 
																
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain | 
										
											rainy 181mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 155mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 68mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 12mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 48mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 44mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 1mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 1mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 42mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 98mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 166mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 214mm  | 
																
| Cloud | 
										
										
											pockets 44%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 43%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 32%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 23%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 31%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 15%  | 
																		
										
										
											clear 7%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 14%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 15%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 38%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 40%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 45%  | 
																
| Air quality | 
																					
												clean 23 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 17 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 18 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 14 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 16 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 13 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 14 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 18 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 16 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 27 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 36 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 33 US AQI  | 
																
| Sun | 
										
											safe 1 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 2 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 3 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 5 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 5 UVI  | 
																		
										
											avoid sun 8 UVI  | 
																		
										
											avoid sun 8 UVI  | 
																		
										
											avoid sun 7 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 5 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 3 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 2 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 1 UVI  | 
																
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