 
							
											
					| ⭐️ Total score | 1.98/5 (Rank #1193) | 
| 👍 Quality of life score | Okay | 
| 👶 Family score | Okay | 
| 🎒 Community score | Okay | 
| 💵 Cost | 
																						🧐 Very expensive: $4,498 / mo
									 | 
| 📡 Internet | 
																						😡 Slow: 30 Mbps (avg) | 
| 😝 Fun | Okay | 
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | 
																						🥶 Too cold: 12°C53°F (feels 12°C54°F)
									 | 
| 💦 Humidity (now) | 
										💦 Damp: 81%
									 | 
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | 
																								😍 Very high: 90%
										 | 
| 👌 Safety | Okay | 
| 👩 Safe for women | Okay | 
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | Great | 
| 🤮 Food safety* | Great | 
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Okay | 
| 🤝 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 | 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 | 
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps | 
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌫 12°C 53°F + 💦 Damp (81%) = feels 12°C 54°F | 
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz | 
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |  | 
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing | 
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% | 
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | 
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Joplin Avenue Coffee Company | 
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink | 
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 52,000 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 | Freeman Health System | 
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,498 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,976 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,067 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,448 / month | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,943 / month | 
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,638 / month | 
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $958 / month | 
| 🏠 Median home price | $180,000 | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night | 
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $152 / night | 
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month | 
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 | 
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 | 
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 | 
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 | 
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $2 / month | 
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip | 
✅ 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 very safe
❌ 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) | 2°C / 36°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 28°C / 82°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 20°C / 68°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 7°C / 45°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 
| Real (median) | 4°C / 38°F very cold | 3°C / 37°F very cold | 12°C / 53°F cool | 16°C / 60°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 26°C / 78°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 28°C / 82°F very warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold | 9°C / 47°F cold | 
| Humidity | damp 73% | nice 70% | nice 68% | nice 64% | nice 86% | nice 84% | sweaty 85% | sweaty 82% | nice 70% | nice 81% | nice 66% | nice 68% | 
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain | dry 33mm | dry 33mm | rainy 53mm | rainy 64mm | rainy 74mm | rainy 53mm | dry 44mm | dry 40mm | rainy 102mm | rainy 100mm | rainy 82mm | rainy 67mm | 
| Cloud | pockets 28% | pockets 35% | pockets 17% | pockets 29% | pockets 35% | pockets 21% | pockets 13% | pockets 15% | clear 8% | pockets 22% | pockets 12% | pockets 21% | 
| Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | 
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 
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