| ⭐️ Total score |
2.09/5 (Rank #1019)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,004 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 43 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 20°C68°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 79%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 15 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 19 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 43 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (79%) = feels 20°C 68°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 | Starbucks |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Jack in the Box |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 79,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 95% 👱♀️ 5% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Elite Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,004 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,028 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $10,694 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $3,055 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,352 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,662 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,950 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,900,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $157 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $120 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $264 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $30,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 12°C / 54°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool |
| Real (median) |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 66% |
nice 65% |
nice 68% |
nice 65% |
nice 67% |
nice 65% |
nice 68% |
nice 61% |
nice 62% |
nice 68% |
damp 77% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 96mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 27% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 33% |
| Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 280 people | 200 people | 200 people | 280 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 267 people | 300 people | 271 people | 300 people | 200 people |
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