| ⭐️ Total score |
2.29/5 (Rank #563)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,570 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 104 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C61°F (feels 17°C63°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 58%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 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 |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 104 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 16°C 61°F + 😊 Comfy (58%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Central |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | South Central |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | HQ Raleigh |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | American Underground |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Café de los Muertos |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 460,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Duke University Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,570 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,323 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,416 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,547 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,986 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,315 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,111 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $410,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $93 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $76 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $14,833 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $36 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 8°C / 46°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 17°C / 63°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 14°C / 57°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool |
| Real (median) |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 75% |
damp 78% |
nice 57% |
nice 57% |
nice 62% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 71% |
nice 78% |
nice 64% |
damp 71% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 30mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 134mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 92mm |
dry 9mm |
rainy 57mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 31% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 26% |
| Air quality |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 400 people | 240 people | 382 people | 300 people | 311 people | 325 people | 300 people | 380 people | 275 people | 400 people | 375 people | 375 people |
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