⭐️ Total score |
2.21/5 (Rank #703)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,369 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 55Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 92%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 26 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 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 |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 70 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 55 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (92%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Pinewood Coffee Bar |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jet Blue |
🏥 Best hospital | Providence Healthcare Network |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,369 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,018 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,728 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,351 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,583 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,931 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $969 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $121 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $63 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $176 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,500 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $49 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
57
14° cool |
54
12° cool |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
77
25° warm |
90
32° hot |
88
31° hot |
93
34° hot |
86
30° warm |
81
27° warm |
68
20° mild |
73
23° mild |
Real |
57
14°
cool |
55
13°
cool |
70
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
77
25°
warm |
89
32°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
92
34°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
82
28°
very warm |
66
19°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 34% |
nice 35% |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 31% |
nice 33% |
nice 36% |
nice 39% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 80mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 132mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 23mm |
Cloud |
pockets 24% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 33% |
Air quality |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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