| ⭐️ Total score |
2.26/5 (Rank #566)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,783 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 41 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C88°F (feels 38°C100°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 33 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 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 |
Okay |
| 🚦 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 |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 41 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 31°C 88°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 38°C 100°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 34 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 180,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 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 | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville TX |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,783 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,643 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,283 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,224 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,135 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,592 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $850 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $196,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $100 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $52 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $8 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 44°C / 111°F scorching | 42°C / 108°F scorching | 45°C / 113°F scorching | 42°C / 108°F scorching | 36°C / 97°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm |
| Real (median) |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
32°C / 89°F
hot |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
| Humidity |
nice 78% |
nice 84% |
nice 81% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 80% |
nice 76% |
nice 86% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 47mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 76mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 50mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 34% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 34% |
| Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 300 people |
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