⭐️ Total score |
2.05/5 (Rank #1073)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,131 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 32 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 25°C78°F (feels 25°C77°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 71%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 30 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Okay
|
👩 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 |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 32 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 25°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (71%) = feels 25°C 77°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 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 | High Ground Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 74,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,131 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,718 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,336 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,525 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,790 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,353 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,115 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $300,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $110 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $323 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $19 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $30 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | -5°C / 23°F freezing | -10°C / 14°F freezing | 8°C / 46°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 30°C / 86°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 8°C / 46°F cold | 3°C / 37°F cold |
Real (median) |
-3°C / 27°F
freezing |
-7°C / 19°F
freezing |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 78% |
nice 67% |
nice 57% |
nice 61% |
nice 64% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 75% |
nice 67% |
nice 76% |
nice 64% |
nice 69% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 51mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 83mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 65mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 9mm |
rainy 78mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 36mm |
Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 27% |
Air quality |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 400 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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