⭐️ Total score |
2.15/5 (Rank #784)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,488 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 52Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C88°F (feels 38°C100°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
|
👌 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
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 52 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 31°C 88°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 38°C 100°F
|
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Rockford Roasting Company |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 150,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Osf Saint Anthony Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,488 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,402 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,411 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,546 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,751 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,332 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,244 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $140,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $82 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $76 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $4,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ 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) | -5°C / 23°F freezing | -12°C / 10°F freezing | 6°C / 43°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 28°C / 82°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 31°C / 88°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 20°C / 68°F mild | 4°C / 39°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
Real (median) |
-2°C / 28°F
freezing |
-8°C / 18°F
freezing |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
5°C / 40°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 80% |
damp 71% |
damp 72% |
nice 61% |
nice 70% |
nice 72% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 84% |
nice 66% |
nice 81% |
nice 63% |
nice 68% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 55mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 81mm |
dry 10mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 7mm |
rainy 57mm |
Cloud |
pockets 48% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 36% |
Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 0** US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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