⭐️ Total score |
2/5 (Rank #1200)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,402 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 24 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C59°F (feels 16°C61°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 64%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Great |
🌈 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 |
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 |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | Canada |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 24 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 15°C 59°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 16°C 61°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 21 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.17 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 72 |
💸 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 | $4,402 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,802 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,719 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,920 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,297 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,440 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,500 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $276,091 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $108 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $47 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $237 / 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
❌ 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 (median) | -12°C / 10°F freezing | -14°C / 7°F freezing | -3°C / 27°F freezing | 3°C / 37°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 10°C / 50°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold | -1°C / 30°F freezing | -16°C / 3°F freezing |
Real (median) |
-12°C / 10°F
freezing |
-14°C / 8°F
freezing |
-3°C / 27°F
freezing |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
-1°C / 31°F
freezing |
-16°C / 3°F
freezing |
Humidity |
damp 79% |
nice 68% |
damp 74% |
nice 57% |
nice 54% |
nice 58% |
nice 63% |
nice 66% |
damp 74% |
nice 64% |
damp 82% |
damp 74% |
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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