⭐️ Total score |
2.09/5 (Rank #992)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,929 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 29Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 8°C47°F (feels 8°C46°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 42%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 44 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 |
🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 29 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 8°C 47°F + 😊 Comfy (42%) = feels 8°C 46°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 45 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 | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 93,000 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 |
🏥 Best hospital | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,929 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,554 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,788 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,654 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,327 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,595 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,222 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $85 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
39
4° cold |
0° freezing |
45
7° cold |
45
7° cold |
63
17° cool |
63
17° cool |
77
25° warm |
73
23° mild |
63
17° cool |
57
14° cool |
37
3° cold |
36
2° cold |
Real |
38
4°
very cold |
32
0°
freezing |
45
7°
cold |
45
7°
cold |
63
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
82
28°
very warm |
78
26°
warm |
63
17°
cool |
56
14°
cool |
37
3°
very cold |
36
2°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 31% |
too dry 28% |
too dry 20% |
too dry 13% |
too dry 15% |
too dry 12% |
too dry 12% |
too dry 12% |
too dry 13% |
too dry 23% |
too dry 25% |
nice 36% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 44mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 1mm |
rainy 69mm |
Cloud |
pockets 20% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 17% |
clear 9% |
pockets 11% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
clear 9% |
clear 6% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 28% |
Air quality |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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