| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.77/5 (Rank #1011)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,214 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 47 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 62%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 40 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 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* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Okay |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 47 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Farmacy Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 380,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Bakersfield Heart Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,214 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,786 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,186 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,767 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,922 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,859 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,329 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $350,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $90 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $94 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $352 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $19 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ 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 very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1559° cool |
1763° cool |
1864° cool |
2373° mild |
2781° warm |
3595° hot |
3595° hot |
3290° hot |
2882° warm |
2272° mild |
1966° mild |
1355° cool |
| Real (median) |
1558°
cool |
1762°
cool |
1864°
cool |
2373°
mild |
2882°
very warm |
3594°
hot |
3696°
hot |
3391°
hot |
2984°
very warm |
2272°
mild |
1965°
mild |
1355°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 63% |
nice 57% |
nice 48% |
nice 36% |
nice 30% |
nice 32% |
too dry 24% |
too dry 26% |
too dry 30% |
nice 40% |
nice 72% |
damp 75% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 39mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 50mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 24% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 19% |
clear 8% |
clear 4% |
clear 6% |
clear 8% |
clear 4% |
clear 5% |
clear 9% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 38% |
| Air quality |
okay 58 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
okay 69 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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