⭐️ Total score |
2.3/5 (Rank #524)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,437 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 108Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C67°F (feels 20°C68°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 58%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 108 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 19°C 67°F + 😊 Comfy (58%) = feels 20°C 68°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 28 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Coworking Horizon |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | The Docking Station |
☕️ Best coffee place | Barriques |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Tempo |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 91% 👱♀️ 9% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Lakeview |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,437 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,469 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,140 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,754 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,708 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,025 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,435 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $420,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $80 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $66 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $199 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $12,783 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $38 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / 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
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | -5°C / 23°F freezing | -11°C / 12°F freezing | 6°C / 43°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 28°C / 82°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 4°C / 39°F cold | 0°C / 32°F freezing |
Real (median) |
-3°C / 27°F
freezing |
-7°C / 19°F
freezing |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 85% |
damp 74% |
damp 75% |
nice 69% |
damp 71% |
nice 70% |
nice 79% |
nice 80% |
nice 72% |
nice 78% |
nice 68% |
damp 73% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 45mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 80mm |
rainy 102mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 85mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 50mm |
Cloud |
pockets 48% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 37% |
Air quality |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 250 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 367 people | 240 people | 350 people | 267 people | 320 people | 233 people | 300 people | 240 people |
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