| ⭐️ Total score | 
								 2.11/5 (Rank #936) 
								 | 
						
| 👍 Quality of life score | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 👶 Family score | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🎒 Community score | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| 💵 Cost | 
								 
																						🧐 Very expensive: $4,010 / mo
									 
								 | 
							
						
| 📡 Internet | 
								 
																						🙂 Good: 41 Mbps (avg) 
								 | 
						
| 😝 Fun | 
			 Okay  | 
	
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | 
								 
																						🥶 Too cold: 10°C51°F (feels 10°C50°F)
									 
								 | 
						
| 💦 Humidity (now) | 
								 
										💦 Damp: 78%
									 
								 | 
						
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | 
									 
																								😍 Very high: 90%
										 
									 | 
							
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | 
									 
																								🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
										 
									 | 
							
| 👌 Safety | 
								 Good 
								 | 
						
| 👩 Safe for women | 
			 Good  | 
	
| 🌈 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) | 41 Mbps | 
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 
								🌫 10°C 51°F + 💦 Damp (78%) = feels 10°C 50°F
								 | 
						
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 39 US AQI | 
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz | 
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | 
									 | 
							
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance | 
									 
									Safetywing
								 | 
							
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% | 
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | 
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Jitters Coffee House | 
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink | 
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people | 
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year | 
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) | 
									👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% | 
							
| 👫 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 | United | 
| 🏥 Best hospital | Provena Health | 
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,010 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,892 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,160 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,760 / month | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,772 / month | 
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,617 / month | 
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,393 / month | 
| 🏠 Median home price | $240,000 | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night | 
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $119 / night | 
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month | 
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 | 
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 | 
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 | 
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 | 
✅ Pretty safe
✅ 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
✅ Very 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
❌ 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 / 28°F freezing | -10°C / 14°F freezing | 9°C / 48°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 4°C / 39°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold | 
| Real (median) | 
																																
												1°C / 33°F
											
																				 very cold  | 
																		
																																
												-6°C / 21°F
											
																				 freezing  | 
																		
																																
												10°C / 50°F
											
																				 cold  | 
																		
																																
												14°C / 56°F
											
																				 cool  | 
																		
																																
												17°C / 63°F
											
																				 cool  | 
																		
																																
												27°C / 80°F
											
																				 warm  | 
																		
																																
												26°C / 79°F
											
																				 warm  | 
																		
																																
												27°C / 81°F
											
																				 warm  | 
																		
																																
												25°C / 76°F
											
																				 warm  | 
																		
																																
												20°C / 67°F
											
																				 mild  | 
																		
																																
												6°C / 43°F
											
																				 very cold  | 
																		
																																
												6°C / 43°F
											
																				 very cold  | 
																
| Humidity | 
										
											damp 81%  | 
																		
										
											damp 73%  | 
																		
										
											nice 67%  | 
																		
										
											nice 62%  | 
																		
										
											nice 67%  | 
																		
										
											sweaty 73%  | 
																		
										
											nice 86%  | 
																		
										
											sweaty 88%  | 
																		
										
											nice 70%  | 
																		
										
											nice 84%  | 
																		
										
											nice 68%  | 
																		
										
											damp 71%  | 
																
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | 
| Rain | 
										
											rainy 58mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 37mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 45mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 48mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 110mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 107mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 92mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 91mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 41mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 85mm  | 
																		
										
											dry 10mm  | 
																		
										
											rainy 56mm  | 
																
| Cloud | 
										
										
											cloudy 52%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 36%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 29%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 36%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 40%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 31%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 33%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 26%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 18%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 48%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 30%  | 
																		
										
										
											pockets 35%  | 
																
| Air quality | 
																					
												clean 41 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 42 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 38 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 36 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 40 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 39 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 39 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 41 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 32 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 31 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 39 US AQI  | 
																		
																					
												clean 45 US AQI  | 
																
| Sun | 
										
											safe 1 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 2 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 4 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 5 UVI  | 
																		
										
											avoid sun 6 UVI  | 
																		
										
											avoid sun 7 UVI  | 
																		
										
											avoid sun 7 UVI  | 
																		
										
											avoid sun 7 UVI  | 
																		
										
											avoid sun 6 UVI  | 
																		
										
											seek shade 4 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 2 UVI  | 
																		
										
											safe 1 UVI  | 
																
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 
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