⭐️ Total score |
2.25/5 (Rank #628)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,575 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 87Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -2°C28°F (feels -5°C23°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 78%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 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* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 29 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 87 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ -2°C 28°F + 💦 Damp (78%) = feels -5°C 23°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* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 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 | $3,575 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,125 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,633 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,324 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,391 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,907 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,000 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $112 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $63 / 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
✅ 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)
❌ 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 |
28
-2° freezing |
21
-6° freezing |
36
2° cold |
46
8° cold |
54
12° cool |
72
22° mild |
72
22° mild |
77
25° warm |
72
22° mild |
64
18° cool |
41
5° cold |
36
2° cold |
Real |
34
1°
very cold |
27
-3°
freezing |
41
5°
very cold |
48
9°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
71
22°
mild |
77
25°
warm |
71
22°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
45
7°
cold |
40
5°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 36% |
nice 34% |
too dry 30% |
nice 33% |
nice 33% |
nice 35% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 35% |
nice 35% |
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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