⭐️ Total score |
2.22/5 (Rank #586)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,297 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 102 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 87%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 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* |
Bad |
😄 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 | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 102 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (87%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 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 | Little Green Hive |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 99,000 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 | Delta |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,297 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,100 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,964 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,418 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,562 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,229 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,156 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $216,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $120 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $73 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $6,500 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 4°C / 39°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold | 14°C / 57°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 30°C / 86°F warm | 34°C / 93°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 27°C / 81°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 9°C / 48°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool |
Real (median) |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
10°C / 49°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
Humidity |
nice 63% |
nice 69% |
nice 46% |
nice 56% |
nice 62% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 74% |
nice 71% |
nice 79% |
nice 58% |
nice 61% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 80mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 69mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 5mm |
Cloud |
pockets 33% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 29% |
Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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