⭐️ Total score |
2.02/5 (Rank #1101)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,251 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 55 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 30°C86°F (feels 28°C82°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 21%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 44 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Good |
🌈 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
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 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 |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 55 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 30°C 86°F + 🌵 Too dry (21%) = feels 28°C 82°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 45 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 | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 93,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
🏥 Best hospital | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,251 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,694 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,788 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,654 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,840 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,152 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,222 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $481,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $133 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $103 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 4°C / 39°F cold | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 7°C / 45°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 17°C / 63°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 26°C / 79°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 17°C / 63°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 3°C / 37°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
Real (median) |
4°C / 38°F
very cold |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 61% |
nice 55% |
nice 39% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 26% |
nice 46% |
nice 51% |
damp 71% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 44mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 1mm |
rainy 69mm |
Cloud |
pockets 20% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 17% |
clear 9% |
pockets 11% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
clear 9% |
clear 6% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 28% |
Air quality |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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