⭐️ Total score |
2.12/5 (Rank #844)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,150 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 66 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C83°F (feels 30°C86°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 67%
|
❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 30 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
👩 Safe for women |
Great |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 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 |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 18 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 66 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 28°C 83°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 30°C 86°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Med Center |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | North City Farms |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | The Urban Hive |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Hacker Lab |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Naked Lounge Coffee House |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 500,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 77% 👱♀️ 23% |
🏞 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 | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,150 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,601 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,426 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,836 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,904 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,408 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,450 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $500,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $136 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $79 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $354 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $18,333 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ 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 (median) | 13°C / 55°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 27°C / 81°F warm | 31°C / 88°F hot | 32°C / 90°F hot | 33°C / 91°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 21°C / 70°F mild | 15°C / 59°F cool | 10°C / 50°F cold |
Real (median) |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
Humidity |
damp 85% |
nice 70% |
nice 65% |
nice 57% |
nice 49% |
nice 53% |
nice 50% |
nice 52% |
nice 48% |
nice 60% |
damp 83% |
damp 89% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 106mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 8mm |
rainy 114mm |
Cloud |
pockets 35% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 11% |
clear 8% |
clear 10% |
clear 8% |
clear 9% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 45% |
Air quality |
okay 55 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 360 people | 280 people | 486 people | 267 people | 314 people | 422 people | 274 people | 327 people | 240 people | 300 people | 338 people | 360 people |
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