| ⭐️ Total score |
2.11/5 (Rank #926)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,997 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 44 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 10°C50°F (feels 9°C48°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 71%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 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 |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 44 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 10°C 50°F + 💦 Damp (71%) = feels 9°C 48°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 39 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Jitters Coffee House |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Provena Health |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,997 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,879 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,160 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,760 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,772 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,565 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,393 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $240,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $117 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ 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
✅ Very 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)
❌ Very 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) | -2°C / 28°F freezing | -10°C / 14°F freezing | 9°C / 48°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 4°C / 39°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold |
| Real (median) |
1°C / 33°F
very cold |
-6°C / 21°F
freezing |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 73% |
nice 67% |
nice 62% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 73% |
nice 86% |
sweaty 88% |
nice 70% |
nice 84% |
nice 68% |
damp 71% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 58mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 91mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 85mm |
dry 10mm |
rainy 56mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 35% |
| Air quality |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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