⭐️ Total score |
2.14/5 (Rank #780)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,431 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 33 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C83°F (feels 31°C88°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 75%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Okay
|
👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
🤝 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* |
Good |
😄 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 | 60 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 33 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 28°C 83°F + 🥵 Sweaty (75%) = feels 31°C 88°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 32 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 | Lincoln Perk Coffeehouse |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 68,000 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 | $3,431 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,364 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,211 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,203 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,345 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,527 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $876 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $188,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $63 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $116 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $4,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ 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) | -7°C / 19°F freezing | -16°C / 3°F freezing | 6°C / 43°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 30°C / 86°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 18°C / 64°F cool | 6°C / 43°F cold | 0°C / 32°F freezing |
Real (median) |
-4°C / 25°F
freezing |
-11°C / 13°F
freezing |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 74% |
damp 75% |
nice 64% |
nice 66% |
nice 70% |
nice 80% |
nice 80% |
nice 71% |
nice 78% |
nice 65% |
nice 67% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 21mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 34mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 127mm |
rainy 78mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 108mm |
dry 12mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 68mm |
rainy 56mm |
Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 31% |
Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 300 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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