| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.89/5 (Rank #737)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,562 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 42 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 27°C80°F (feels 30°C86°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 85%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 26 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 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* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 42 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 27°C 80°F + 🥵 Sweaty (85%) = feels 30°C 86°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 26 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | River Coffee Company |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 73,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur Illinois |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,562 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,299 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,186 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,196 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,772 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,292 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $868 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $194,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $108 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $17 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ 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 very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ 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) |
-228° freezing |
-818° freezing |
1152° cool |
1355° cool |
1966° mild |
3086° warm |
3188° hot |
3290° hot |
2475° warm |
2170° mild |
643° cold |
846° cold |
| Real (median) |
134°
very cold |
-524°
freezing |
1253°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2781°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2475°
warm |
2169°
mild |
745°
cold |
948°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 82% |
damp 77% |
damp 72% |
nice 69% |
nice 73% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 71% |
nice 79% |
damp 72% |
damp 78% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 87mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 84mm |
dry 11mm |
rainy 74mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 38% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 24% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 54% |
| Air quality |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people |
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