⭐️ Total score |
2.1/5 (Rank #873)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,368 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 39Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 10°C50°F (feels 9°C48°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 64%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 26 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 39 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 10°C 50°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 9°C 48°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 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 | La Prima Tazza |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 94,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Lawrence Memorial Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,368 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,055 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,645 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,327 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,242 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,278 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $950 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $105 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $75 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $7,267 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Cold now
❌ 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 |
34
1° cold |
0° freezing |
54
12° cool |
57
14° cool |
70
21° mild |
82
28° warm |
81
27° warm |
84
29° warm |
81
27° warm |
68
20° mild |
54
12° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
32
0°
freezing |
55
13°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
83
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
85
30°
very warm |
81
27°
warm |
67
20°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 31% |
nice 32% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 31% |
nice 32% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 43mm |
dry 17mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 165mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 93mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 87mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 4mm |
Cloud |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 25% |
Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 600 people | 250 people | 300 people | 200 people | 600 people | 400 people | 300 people | 200 people |
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