 
							
											
					| ⭐️ Total score | 2.04/5 (Rank #1104) | 
| 👍 Quality of life score | Okay | 
| 👶 Family score | Good | 
| 🎒 Community score | Okay | 
| 💵 Cost | 
																						😳 Extremely expensive: $5,412 / mo
									 | 
| 📡 Internet | 
																						🚀 Super fast: 60 Mbps (avg) | 
| 😝 Fun | Okay | 
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | 
																						🌞 Perfect: 23°C74°F (feels 23°C73°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) | 
										😊 Comfy: 70%
									 | 
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | 
																								😍 Very high: 90%
										 | 
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | 
																								🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
										 | 
| 👌 Safety | Okay | 
| 👩 Safe for women | Good | 
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | Great | 
| 🤮 Food safety* | Great | 
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Okay | 
| 🤝 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 | 
| 😄 Happiness* | Bad | 
| 🍸 Nightlife | Okay | 
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | Good | 
| 🖥 Places to work from | Great | 
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good | 
| 🎅 Startup Score | Okay | 
| 🌍 Continent | North America | 
| 🚩 Country | United States | 
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 111 days | 
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 60 Mbps | 
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 23°C 74°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 23°C 73°F | 
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 22 US AQI | 
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz | 
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |  | 
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing | 
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% | 
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | 
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Petaluma Coffee & Tea Co. | 
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink | 
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 60,000 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 | United | 
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,412 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,873 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $9,275 / month | 
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,650 / month | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,074 / month | 
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,543 / month | 
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,300 / month | 
| 🏠 Median home price | $845,000 | 
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $144 / night | 
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $116 / night | 
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month | 
| 🍛 Dinner | $22 | 
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 | 
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 | 
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 | 
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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+
✅ 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
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 11°C / 52°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 10°C / 50°F cold | 
| Real (median) | 11°C / 52°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 14°C / 56°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 20°C / 67°F mild | 21°C / 69°F mild | 21°C / 69°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 10°C / 50°F cold | 
| Humidity | damp 84% | damp 74% | nice 70% | damp 74% | nice 68% | nice 72% | nice 76% | nice 76% | nice 70% | damp 72% | damp 84% | damp 87% | 
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain | rainy 102mm | rainy 51mm | rainy 64mm | dry 13mm | dry 10mm | dry 3mm | dry 0mm | dry 1mm | dry 1mm | dry 11mm | dry 48mm | rainy 86mm | 
| Cloud | pockets 31% | pockets 17% | pockets 13% | pockets 16% | clear 10% | pockets 14% | pockets 17% | pockets 16% | pockets 19% | pockets 22% | pockets 22% | pockets 36% | 
| Air quality | clean 29 US AQI | clean 22 US AQI | clean 19 US AQI | clean 22 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI | clean 22 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 21 US AQI | clean 22 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | 
| Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | 
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 
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