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| ⭐️ Total score | 1 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 |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 47 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 2°C 36°F + 💦 Damp (98%) = feels 1°C 34°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 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 | coffee cravings |
| 🚰 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 | Southwest |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,503 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,182 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,829 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,380 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,964 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,360 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $940 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $92 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $77 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $6 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / 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
✅ (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
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
41
5° cold |
43
6° cold |
55
13° cool |
63
17° cool |
70
21° mild |
79
26° warm |
84
29° warm |
79
26° warm |
73
23° mild |
57
14° cool |
46
8° cold |
37
3° cold |
| Real |
41
5°
very cold |
43
6°
very cold |
54
12°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
83
29°
very warm |
90
32°
hot |
82
28°
very warm |
73
23°
mild |
57
14°
cool |
46
8°
cold |
37
3°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 39% |
nice 31% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 21% |
too dry 19% |
too dry 16% |
too dry 22% |
too dry 24% |
nice 30% |
nice 36% |
nice 33% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 44mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 16mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 16% |
clear 6% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 41% |
| Air quality |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 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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