⭐️ Total score |
1.99/5 (Rank #1168)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,074 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 103Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 6°C42°F (feels 6°C43°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 59%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 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* |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 103 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 6°C 42°F + 😊 Comfy (59%) = feels 6°C 43°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 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 | $5,074 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,733 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,964 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,418 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,968 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $8,761 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,156 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $139 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $287 / 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 in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity 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
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ 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 |
39
4° cold |
39
4° cold |
57
14° cool |
64
18° cool |
70
21° mild |
81
27° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
77
25° warm |
72
22° mild |
48
9° cold |
55
13° cool |
Real |
41
5°
very cold |
41
5°
very cold |
56
14°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
81
27°
warm |
85
30°
very warm |
85
30°
very warm |
78
26°
warm |
71
22°
mild |
49
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 32% |
nice 34% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 28% |
nice 31% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 40% |
too dry 29% |
nice 31% |
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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