| ⭐️ Total score |
2.26/5 (Rank #586)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,832 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 96 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 77%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 95%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 53 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 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 |
| 😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 1k ppl/km² (1 per 29x29m)
|
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 96 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (77%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 53 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Downtown |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Northshore |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Start Houston |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Brightwork CoResearch |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Paper Co. Coffee |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Boomtown Coffee |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Southside Espresso |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 1,500,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 28,747 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,300,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 29x29m (841m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 84% 👱♀️ 16% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | American Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | US Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | The Menninger Clinic |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,832 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,631 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,881 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,680 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,857 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,620 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,281 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $340,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $87 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $86 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $217 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $17 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $22,458 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $37 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $11 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 18°C / 64°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 43°C / 109°F scorching | 40°C / 104°F hot | 41°C / 106°F scorching | 36°C / 97°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 21°C / 70°F mild | 25°C / 77°F warm |
| Real (median) |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
31°C / 88°F
hot |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
| Humidity |
damp 75% |
damp 80% |
nice 76% |
nice 79% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 90% |
sweaty 83% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 78% |
nice 75% |
nice 86% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 108mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 58mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 26% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 43% |
| Air quality |
clean 24 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
okay 66 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 769 people | 600 people | 800 people | 617 people | 646 people | 586 people | 550 people | 541 people | 738 people | 800 people | 782 people | 1,000 people |
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