| ⭐️ Total score |
2.06/5 (Rank #1041)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,977 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 50 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 10°C51°F (feels 10°C50°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 75%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 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 |
Good |
| 😄 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) | 50 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 10°C 51°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 10°C 50°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | coffee cravings |
| 🚰 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 | Southwest |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,977 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,480 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,829 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,380 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,455 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,553 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $940 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $340,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $115 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $117 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $6 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ 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
✅ 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 very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 5°C / 41°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 28°C / 82°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 14°C / 57°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold | 3°C / 37°F cold |
| Real (median) |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
32°C / 90°F
hot |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 77% |
nice 63% |
nice 52% |
nice 38% |
nice 42% |
nice 37% |
nice 32% |
nice 43% |
nice 48% |
nice 60% |
damp 71% |
nice 65% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 44mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 16mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 16% |
clear 6% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 41% |
| Air quality |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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