⭐️ Total score |
2.15/5 (Rank #820)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,161 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 86 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 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* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 29 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 86 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 20°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Ellwanger-Barry |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | North Winton Village |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | CoWorking Rochester |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Smokestack CoWork |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍22% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 90% 👱♀️ 10% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,161 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,147 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,633 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,324 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,971 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,995 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,000 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $200,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $186 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $65 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $218 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $15,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $11 / 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 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
❌ Not much to do
❌ 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) | -2°C / 28°F freezing | -6°C / 21°F freezing | 2°C / 36°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 5°C / 41°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
Real (median) |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
-3°C / 27°F
freezing |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
5°C / 40°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 72% |
nice 68% |
nice 59% |
nice 66% |
nice 65% |
nice 70% |
nice 83% |
nice 81% |
nice 75% |
nice 80% |
damp 71% |
nice 70% |
Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 69mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 93mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 133mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 54mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 38% |
cloudy 52% |
Air quality |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 240 people | 240 people | 267 people | 200 people | 333 people | 200 people | 200 people | 257 people |
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