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| ⭐️ Total score | 12 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 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 | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 128 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 21°C 70°F + 😊 Comfy (73%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 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 coworking space | Chico Start |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | IdEAFab Labs |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 88,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | RentInChico |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | United |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,508 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,202 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,067 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,448 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,050 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,836 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,020 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $425,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $96 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $60 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $193 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,706 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ 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
✅ 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 very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 13°C / 55°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 27°C / 81°F warm | 34°C / 93°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 17°C / 63°F cool | 9°C / 48°F cold |
| Real (median) |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
33°C / 91°F
hot |
34°C / 93°F
hot |
34°C / 92°F
hot |
31°C / 87°F
hot |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 61% |
nice 51% |
nice 44% |
nice 36% |
nice 42% |
nice 36% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 50% |
damp 77% |
damp 87% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 84mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 52mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 214mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 20% |
clear 9% |
pockets 11% |
clear 9% |
clear 7% |
clear 6% |
clear 9% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 240 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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