| ⭐️ Total score |
2.56/5 (Rank #660)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,216 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 40 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 6°C42°F (feels 6°C43°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 39%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 26 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 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 |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 20 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 40 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 6°C 42°F + 😊 Comfy (39%) = feels 6°C 43°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Fountain City Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 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 | Longterm Lettings |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Columbus Regional Hospital IN |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,216 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,977 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,545 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,299 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,327 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,124 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,055 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $265,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $70 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $25,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $12 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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 (median) | 12°C / 54°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 27°C / 81°F warm | 33°C / 91°F hot | 36°C / 97°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 17°C / 63°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild |
| Real (median) |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 66% |
nice 69% |
nice 60% |
nice 58% |
nice 59% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 76% |
sweaty 76% |
nice 70% |
nice 74% |
nice 65% |
nice 79% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 106mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 112mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 72mm |
dry 6mm |
rainy 89mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 33% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 40% |
| Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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