⭐️ Total score |
1.95/5 (Rank #1221)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,472 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 26Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -19°C-2°F (feels -19°C-2°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 91%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Great
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$3,513 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 -19°C -2°F + 💦 Damp (91%) = feels -19°C -2°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 21 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.07 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 71 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Clearwater |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 61,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $42,154 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
🏠 Apartment listings | Kijiji |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
🏥 Best hospital | Northern Lights Regional Health Centre |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,472 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,782 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,622 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,892 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,580 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,500 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,479 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $121 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $49 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $233 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $25 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,825 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,643 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $109,369 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
10
-12° freezing |
7
-14° freezing |
27
-3° freezing |
37
3° cold |
55
13° cool |
59
15° cool |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
50
10° cold |
41
5° cold |
30
-1° freezing |
3
-16° freezing |
Real |
10
-12°
freezing |
8
-14°
freezing |
27
-3°
freezing |
37
3°
very cold |
55
13°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
69
21°
mild |
65
19°
mild |
50
10°
cold |
41
5°
very cold |
31
-1°
freezing |
3
-16°
freezing |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 34% |
nice 37% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 29% |
nice 32% |
nice 33% |
nice 37% |
nice 32% |
nice 41% |
nice 37% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 22mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 54mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 21mm |
Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 36% |
Air quality |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
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