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| ⭐️ Total score | 1 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 👌 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* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 64 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 16°C 61°F + 💦 Damp (79%) = feels 17°C 63°F
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| 🔌 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 | Katz N' Jammers |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 160,000 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 | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Southwest |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,946 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,057 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,512 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,146 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,630 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,544 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,736 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $170 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $83 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $345 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $9 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / 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
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
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| Feels |
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12° cool |
54
12° cool |
57
14° cool |
70
21° mild |
73
23° mild |
79
26° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
77
25° warm |
68
20° mild |
66
19° mild |
48
9° cold |
| Real |
54
12°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
84
29°
very warm |
90
32°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
81
27°
warm |
66
19°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
48
9°
cold |
| Humidity |
too dry 22% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 14% |
too dry 14% |
too dry 11% |
too dry 12% |
too dry 10% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 18% |
too dry 16% |
nice 30% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 38mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 57mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 15% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 11% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
pockets 11% |
clear 5% |
clear 5% |
clear 6% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 24% |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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