Atmospheric effect caused by the solar wind

Aurora

$327kMedian Home
339Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp

An aurora is a natural light display in Earth’s upper atmosphere caused by charged particles from the Sun colliding with atoms in the atmosphere. These collisions excite oxygen and nitrogen, which then emit light of different colors such as green, red, and purple. When observed in high-latitude regions they are called polar lights and aurora polaris. In the Arctic they are called northern lights ; in the Antarctic, the terms southern lights are used. Auroras display dynamic patterns of radiant light that appear as curtains, rays, spirals or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.Wikipedia

State Context

New YorkU.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).Wikipedia

Income tax: 4.00% - 10.90%Avg sales tax: 8.53%Property tax: 1.62%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$327k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$79k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
39
Transit Score
43
School Rating
5.7/10
Internet
Fiber
63%
Cable
33%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
339
sunny days per year
93% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity
49%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
74/100
Great
Temp Swing
48°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
19"
inches per year
Snowfall
17"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Median Age35 yrs
College Educated32%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home13%of workforce
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