Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

5
193/265
Details
Large apartment$1800.00
Medium apartment$1400.00
Rent index [score]0.50
Small apartment$1100.00

Cost of Living

6
104/248
Details
5km taxi ride$11.00
A Cappuccino$4.30
A beer$2.30
A kilogram of Apples$3.30
Bread$0.94
Inflation [score]0.61
Lunch$13.00
Monthly fitness club membership$44.00
Monthly public transport$76.00
Movie ticket$12.00
Price of a meal at a restaurant$65.68

Startups

8
28/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups22
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.71
Coworking spaces [score]0.83
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co31
Meetups [score]0.83
Meetups groups200
Meetups members174999
Number of investors312
Number of startup events in the last 12 months3085
Number of upcoming meetup events196
Startup climate scene [score]0.67
Startup events657
Startup events [score]0.96
Startups [score]0.88
Total number of startups1467

Venture Capital

5
46/192
Details
Funding accelerator namesTech Wildcatters
Number of funding accelerators1
Venture capital [score]0.49

Travel Connectivity

5
71/266
Details
Airport hub190
Airport hub [score]0.81
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.14

Commute

4
195/255
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/United_States/Dallas
Traffic handling [score]0.55

Business Freedom

9
69/264
Details
Business freedom84.70
Business freedom [score]0.86
Freedom from corruption74.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.79
Lack of labor restrictions91.40
Lack of labor restrictions [score]1.00
Time to open a business5.60
Time to open a business [score]0.95

Safety

4
243/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.54
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year11
Guns per 100 residents123
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.71
Lack of guns [score]0.32
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.52

Healthcare

8
132/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.99
Healthcare quality [score]0.78
Life expectancy (years)79.28
Life expectancy [score]0.76

Education

4
127/240
Details
Best university in rankingUniversity of Texas at Dallas
Best university ranking225
Country mean scores in PISA math test478.04
Country mean scores in PISA reading test497.58
Country mean scores in PISA science test497.41
PISA math ranking (high school)30
PISA ranking24
PISA ranking (high school) [score]0.72
PISA reading (high school)16
PISA science (high school)19
Percent of happy students0.77
Percent of low performers in PISA math test0.26
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test0.17
Percent of low performers in PISA science test0.18
Percent of top performers in PISA math test0.09
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test0.08
Percent of top performers in PISA science test0.07
University quality [score]0.13

Environmental Quality

7
124/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.72
Cleanliness [score]0.73
Drinking water quality [score]0.67
Urban greenery [score]0.56

Economy

7
16/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area1.00
Currency for urban areaUSD
GDP growth rate0.02
GDP growth rate [score]0.43
GDP per capita$54596.65
GDP per capita [score]0.87

Taxation

5
118/266
Details
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score]0.54
Income tax level [score]0.41
Profit tax (% of profit)0.44
Time overhead to file company taxes175
VAT (Sales Tax)0.08

Internet Access

6
60/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)69.98
Internet access (download) [score]0.73
Internet access (upload) [score]0.56
Upload speed (Mbps)14.06

Leisure & Culture

7
62/264
Details
Art galleries265
Art galleries [score]0.73
Cinemas176
Cinemas [score]0.85
Comedy clubs136
Comedy clubs [score]0.88
Concert venues302
Concerts [score]0.93
Historical sites213
Historical sites [score]0.69
Museums141
Museums [score]0.75
Performing art venues295
Performing arts [score]0.82
Sport venues183
Sports [score]0.96
Zoos33
Zoos [score]0.88

Tolerance

5
217/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index64.44
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.65
LGBT adoption rightsAmbiguous
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
LGBT conversion therapy regulationsAmbiguous
LGBT discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT employment discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, but requires surgery
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✖ No protections
LGBT marriage rights✔ Legal
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.41

Outdoors

5
155/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.19
Median peak in meters359.00
Urban area elevation (meters)146.00
Water access [score]0.71
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