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| ⭐️ Total score | 54 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 77 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (89%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 22 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Jack in the Box |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hello Desk |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👎2% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 28,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 86% 👱♀️ 14% |
| 🏞 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 | Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,533 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,844 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,364 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,390 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,879 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,518 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,200 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,260,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $88 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $181 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $264 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $25,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 12°C / 54°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool |
| Real (median) |
12°C / 53°F
cool |
12°C / 53°F
cool |
12°C / 53°F
cool |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 74% |
damp 75% |
damp 72% |
damp 76% |
damp 80% |
damp 80% |
damp 86% |
damp 83% |
damp 81% |
nice 70% |
damp 72% |
damp 76% |
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| Rain |
rainy 111mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 50mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 13mm |
rainy 99mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 15% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 35% |
| Air quality |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 300 people | 200 people | 300 people | 300 people | 200 people | 250 people | 250 people | 280 people | 200 people |
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