⭐️ Total score |
1.89/5 (Rank #1264)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,910 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 49 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 39°C102°F (feels 46°C115°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 39%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 43 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Okay
|
👩 Safe for women |
Good |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 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 | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 49 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 39°C 102°F + 😊 Comfy (39%) = feels 46°C 115°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 43 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Randy's Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 52,000 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 | United Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,910 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,299 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $7,699 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,200 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,925 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $7,243 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,637 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $600,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $137 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $237 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $18 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Extremely hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 16°C / 61°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 29°C / 84°F warm | 33°C / 91°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 17°C / 63°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool |
Real (median) |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
35°C / 95°F
hot |
38°C / 100°F
hot |
37°C / 99°F
hot |
34°C / 93°F
hot |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
Humidity |
too dry 28% |
too dry 25% |
nice 30% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 28% |
nice 30% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 25% |
too dry 23% |
nice 37% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 17mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 15mm |
Cloud |
pockets 11% |
clear 6% |
clear 5% |
clear 9% |
clear 2% |
clear 6% |
pockets 10% |
clear 2% |
clear 1% |
clear 7% |
clear 4% |
pockets 15% |
Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 59 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 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 | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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