⭐️ Total score |
2.03/5 (Rank #1064)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,297 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 70 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C83°F (feels 29°C84°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 60%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 16 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 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* |
Okay |
🏥 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) | 70 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 28°C 83°F + 😊 Comfy (60%) = feels 29°C 84°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 16 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 | Pacific Perk |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 53,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Southwest |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,297 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,738 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,334 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,524 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,964 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,797 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,115 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $265,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $92 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $92 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $257 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $23 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $13,500 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $8 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity 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) | 7°C / 45°F cold | 7°C / 45°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 15°C / 59°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 7°C / 45°F cold | 6°C / 43°F cold |
Real (median) |
7°C / 44°F
cold |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 86% |
damp 84% |
damp 80% |
nice 66% |
nice 69% |
nice 66% |
nice 62% |
nice 64% |
nice 63% |
damp 83% |
damp 86% |
damp 87% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 181mm |
rainy 155mm |
rainy 68mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 166mm |
rainy 214mm |
Cloud |
pockets 44% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 15% |
clear 7% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 45% |
Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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