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| ⭐️ Total score | 16 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 🤯 Overcrowding 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 | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 40 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 13°C 55°F + 💦 Damp (86%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Idle Hour |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Eastern State Hospital |
| 🚕 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 | The Hub Coffee Shop and Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 320,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | ForRent |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | University of Kentucky Healthcare Good Samaritan Hospital Lexington |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,723 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,430 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,779 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,365 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,943 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,188 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $990 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $320,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $105 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,667 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $14 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 1°C / 34°F cold | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 14°C / 57°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 29°C / 84°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 24°C / 75°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 7°C / 45°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool |
| Real (median) |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 81% |
damp 84% |
nice 62% |
nice 67% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 76% |
nice 75% |
nice 79% |
damp 71% |
damp 74% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 136mm |
rainy 112mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 135mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 101mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 114mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 40% |
| Air quality |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
okay 54 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 267 people | 229 people |
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