⭐️ Total score |
1.96/5 (Rank #1224)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,506 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 35 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C70°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 79%
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❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Okay
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👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 21°C 70°F + 😊 Comfy (79%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 19 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Launch Salem |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 160,000 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 | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | North Shore Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,506 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,527 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $7,800 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,229 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,804 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,005 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,038 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $420,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $225 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $164 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $496 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | -1°C / 30°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 3°C / 37°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 15°C / 59°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 14°C / 57°F cool | 6°C / 43°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
Real (median) |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
5°C / 40°F
very cold |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 65% |
damp 74% |
nice 52% |
damp 71% |
nice 62% |
nice 70% |
nice 84% |
nice 76% |
nice 78% |
damp 81% |
nice 66% |
nice 69% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 120mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 71mm |
Cloud |
pockets 25% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 29% |
Air quality |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 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 | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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