| ⭐️ Total score |
2.38/5 (Rank #1112)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,501 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 74 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 0°C32°F (feels -1°C30°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 88%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 29 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 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 |
Okay |
| 😄 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 | 21 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 74 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 0°C 32°F + 💦 Damp (88%) = feels -1°C 30°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 30 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | American Coffee House |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 88,000 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 | American |
| 🏥 Best hospital | St Joseph Medical Center of Reading |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,501 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,580 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,579 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,594 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,419 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,875 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,300 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $232,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $207 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $94 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $141 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $8,004 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 1°C / 34°F cold | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 9°C / 48°F cold | 16°C / 61°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 23°C / 73°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 7°C / 45°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold |
| Real (median) |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 66% |
damp 72% |
nice 54% |
nice 64% |
nice 59% |
nice 79% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 79% |
nice 84% |
nice 67% |
nice 66% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 48mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 101mm |
rainy 88mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 31mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 37% |
| Air quality |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 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 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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