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| ⭐️ Total score | 8 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 | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 42 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 12°C 53°F + 😊 Comfy (66%) = feels 11°C 52°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33 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 | Cafe Rue Vermillion |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Women's and Children's Hospital Lafayette LA |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,559 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,659 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,135 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,467 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,132 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,170 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,019 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $53 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $137 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $5,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / 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
✅ 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
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
61
16° cool |
55
13° cool |
72
22° mild |
73
23° mild |
79
26° warm |
84
29° warm |
88
31° hot |
90
32° hot |
82
28° warm |
82
28° warm |
70
21° mild |
73
23° mild |
| Real |
60
16°
cool |
56
14°
cool |
71
22°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
79
26°
warm |
84
29°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
88
31°
hot |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
68
20°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 42% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 44% |
nice 47% |
nice 46% |
nice 45% |
nice 44% |
nice 42% |
nice 39% |
nice 44% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 106mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 126mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 85mm |
dry 10mm |
rainy 60mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 28% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 42% |
| Air quality |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people |
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