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| ⭐️ Total score | 29 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 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* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 45 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 5°C 41°F + 💦 Damp (92%) = feels 3°C 37°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 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 | Urban Standard |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 43% 👱♀️ 57% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Children's Health System |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,906 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,381 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,111 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,460 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,519 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,738 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $999 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $212,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $118 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $90 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $11,833 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ 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
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 11°C / 52°F cool | 8°C / 46°F cold | 20°C / 68°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 33°C / 91°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 39°C / 102°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 24°C / 75°F warm | 14°C / 57°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild |
| Real (median) |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
21°C / 69°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 70% |
nice 69% |
nice 69% |
nice 61% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 85% |
nice 81% |
nice 81% |
nice 68% |
damp 80% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 129mm |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 32mm |
rainy 133mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 39% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 40% |
| Air quality |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 400 people | 200 people | 320 people | 320 people | 450 people | 533 people | 300 people | 200 people | 400 people | 333 people | 450 people | 250 people |
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