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| ⭐️ Total score | 14 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 38 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 1°C 35°F + 💦 Damp (85%) = feels -0°C 32°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 23 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 73,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Children's Care Hospital & School |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,778 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,561 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,162 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,475 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,836 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,535 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,056 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $86 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $116 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $5,000 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / 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
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
32
0° freezing |
23
-5° freezing |
45
7° cold |
43
6° cold |
59
15° cool |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
77
25° warm |
72
22° mild |
54
12° cool |
43
6° cold |
34
1° cold |
| Real |
36
2°
very cold |
27
-3°
freezing |
47
9°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
59
15°
cool |
81
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
79
26°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
55
13°
cool |
45
7°
cold |
37
3°
very cold |
| Humidity |
too dry 29% |
nice 32% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 28% |
nice 35% |
too dry 25% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 30% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 9mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 8mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 23% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 31% |
| Air quality |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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