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| ⭐️ Total score | 6 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 47 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 -9°C 15°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels -14°C 7°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Steam |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Olmsted Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,515 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,171 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,869 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,391 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,943 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,849 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,083 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $200,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $61 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $316 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $16 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $8,900 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $22 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ 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)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | -8°C / 18°F freezing | -15°C / 5°F freezing | 6°C / 43°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 17°C / 63°F cool | 29°C / 84°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 1°C / 34°F cold | -4°C / 25°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
-5°C / 23°F
freezing |
-11°C / 13°F
freezing |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
-1°C / 30°F
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 82% |
damp 71% |
nice 65% |
nice 58% |
nice 61% |
nice 59% |
nice 72% |
nice 75% |
nice 65% |
damp 75% |
nice 62% |
nice 70% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 18mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 105mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 96mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 18mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 41% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 35% |
| Air quality |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 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 | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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