⭐️ Total score |
2.19/5 (Rank #630)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,826 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 41 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C92°F (feels 46°C115°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 33 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 |
Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Bad |
🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 41 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 34°C 92°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 46°C 115°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 34 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 | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 180,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville TX |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,826 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,641 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,283 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,224 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,263 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,583 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $850 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $196,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $106 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $52 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ 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
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 44°C / 111°F scorching | 42°C / 108°F scorching | 45°C / 113°F scorching | 42°C / 108°F scorching | 36°C / 97°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm |
Real (median) |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
Humidity |
nice 78% |
nice 84% |
nice 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 80% |
nice 76% |
nice 86% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 47mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 76mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 50mm |
Cloud |
pockets 34% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 34% |
Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 300 people |
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