⭐️ Total score |
2.14/5 (Rank #834)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,990 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 29Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 40°C105°F (feels 41°C106°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 22%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 29 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 40°C 105°F + 🌵 Too dry (22%) = feels 41°C 106°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 US AQI |
🔌 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 | Starbucks |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Jack in the Box |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | DeskHub |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 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 | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Mayo Clinic Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,990 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,619 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,846 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,670 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,124 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,616 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,300 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $765,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $100 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $86 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $301 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,600 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ 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
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 18°C / 64°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 26°C / 79°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 35°C / 95°F hot | 42°C / 108°F scorching | 38°C / 100°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 26°C / 79°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 18°C / 64°F cool |
Real (median) |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
38°C / 100°F
hot |
37°C / 99°F
hot |
36°C / 97°F
hot |
35°C / 94°F
hot |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
Humidity |
nice 48% |
nice 39% |
too dry 30% |
too dry 17% |
too dry 15% |
too dry 15% |
nice 38% |
nice 32% |
nice 31% |
too dry 27% |
nice 31% |
nice 37% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 23mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 22mm |
Cloud |
pockets 12% |
clear 9% |
clear 8% |
clear 7% |
clear 3% |
clear 8% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 10% |
clear 6% |
clear 8% |
pockets 21% |
Air quality |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 267 people | 229 people | 333 people | 300 people | 360 people | 300 people | 267 people | 350 people | 257 people | 240 people | 314 people |
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