⭐️ Total score |
2.26/5 (Rank #556)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,591 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 108Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 20°C68°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 87%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 35 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* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 108 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (87%) = feels 20°C 68°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Central |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | South Central |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | HQ Raleigh |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | American Underground |
☕️ Best coffee place | Café de los Muertos |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 460,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
🏥 Best hospital | Duke University Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,591 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,367 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,416 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,547 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,922 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,490 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,111 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $90 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $82 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $14,833 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $36 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $9 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
46
8° cold |
46
8° cold |
63
17° cool |
70
21° mild |
77
25° warm |
81
27° warm |
84
29° warm |
88
31° hot |
79
26° warm |
73
23° mild |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
Real |
46
8°
cold |
46
8°
cold |
63
17°
cool |
70
21°
mild |
76
25°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
84
29°
very warm |
87
31°
hot |
80
27°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
56
14°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 28% |
nice 31% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 40% |
nice 36% |
nice 39% |
nice 32% |
nice 36% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 59mm |
dry 30mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 134mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 92mm |
dry 9mm |
rainy 57mm |
Cloud |
pockets 31% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 26% |
Air quality |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 429 people | 240 people | 380 people | 280 people | 325 people | 286 people | 325 people | 360 people | 275 people | 380 people | 375 people | 400 people |
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