⭐️ Total score |
2.04/5 (Rank #1047)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,770 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 35Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 5°C41°F (feels 3°C37°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 93%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 20 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 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* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 35 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 5°C 41°F + 💦 Damp (93%) = feels 3°C 37°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 20 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Terra | Nomad Co. |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 70,000 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 |
🏥 Best hospital | Eye Clinic of North Dakota |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,770 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,284 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,981 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,423 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,776 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,620 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,045 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $326,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $130 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $86 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $7,500 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 0°C / 0°F freezing | -15°C / 5°F freezing | 9°C / 48°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 18°C / 64°F cool | 27°C / 81°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 4°C / 39°F cold | -6°C / 21°F freezing |
Real (median) |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
-11°C / 13°F
freezing |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
-4°C / 26°F
freezing |
Humidity |
nice 69% |
nice 58% |
nice 59% |
nice 50% |
nice 56% |
nice 48% |
nice 55% |
nice 58% |
nice 54% |
nice 65% |
nice 63% |
nice 70% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 13mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 18mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 22mm |
Cloud |
pockets 35% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 33% |
Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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