⭐️ Total score |
2.11/5 (Rank #843)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,315 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 43 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 29°C84°F (feels 34°C93°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 79%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 32 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 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
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 43 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 29°C 84°F + 🥵 Sweaty (79%) = feels 34°C 93°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33 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 | BIGGBY COFFEE |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 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 | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Sparrow Health System |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,315 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,032 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,892 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,398 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,943 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,906 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $937 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $155,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $62 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $25 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | -3°C / 27°F freezing | -7°C / 19°F freezing | 8°C / 46°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 27°C / 81°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 3°C / 37°F cold | 1°C / 34°F cold |
Real (median) |
-1°C / 30°F
freezing |
-4°C / 25°F
freezing |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 81% |
nice 63% |
nice 65% |
nice 62% |
nice 73% |
nice 77% |
sweaty 80% |
nice 72% |
nice 84% |
damp 74% |
damp 81% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
dry 43mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 66mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 55mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 46% |
Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 29 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 |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people | 200 people | 800 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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