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| ⭐️ Total score | 12 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 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 | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 129 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 17°C 62°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 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 coworking space | Chico Start |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | IdEAFab Labs |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 88,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | RentInChico |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | United |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,579 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,228 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,067 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,448 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,178 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,939 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,020 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $102 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $64 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $193 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,706 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity 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
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
55
13° cool |
57
14° cool |
59
15° cool |
72
22° mild |
77
25° warm |
88
31° hot |
90
32° hot |
88
31° hot |
82
28° warm |
68
20° mild |
63
17° cool |
48
9° cold |
| Real |
55
13°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
81
27°
warm |
91
33°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
92
34°
hot |
87
31°
hot |
68
20°
mild |
62
17°
cool |
48
9°
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 30% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 25% |
nice 39% |
nice 44% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 84mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 52mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 214mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 20% |
clear 9% |
pockets 11% |
clear 9% |
clear 7% |
clear 6% |
clear 9% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
okay 50 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 |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 240 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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