| ⭐️ Total score |
2.04/5 (Rank #1097)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,639 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 72 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C58°F (feels 16°C61°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 93%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 16 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
| 🎓 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 |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 72 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 15°C 58°F + 💦 Damp (93%) = feels 16°C 61°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 16 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Pacific Perk |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 53,000 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 | Southwest |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,639 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,134 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,334 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,524 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,815 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,381 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,115 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $265,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $85 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $144 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $257 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $23 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $13,500 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets 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) | 7°C / 45°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 15°C / 59°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 7°C / 45°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold |
| Real (median) |
7°C / 44°F
cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 86% |
damp 84% |
damp 80% |
nice 66% |
nice 69% |
nice 66% |
nice 62% |
nice 64% |
nice 63% |
damp 83% |
damp 86% |
damp 87% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 181mm |
rainy 155mm |
rainy 68mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 166mm |
rainy 214mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 44% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 15% |
clear 7% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 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 | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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