⭐️ Total score |
2.75/5 (Rank #248)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,125 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 127Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C60°F (feels 16°C61°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 38 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 |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 25 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 127 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 16°C 60°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 16°C 61°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 39 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | ImpactHUB |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Oakstop |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 420,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 94% 👱♀️ 6% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Delta |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,125 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,788 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $9,381 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,680 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,391 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,907 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,426 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $112 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $95 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $369 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $24 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $28,333 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / 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
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
54
12° cool |
59
15° cool |
57
14° cool |
55
13° cool |
61
16° cool |
64
18° cool |
64
18° cool |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
66
19° mild |
61
16° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
54
12°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
56
14°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 37% |
nice 32% |
nice 34% |
nice 37% |
nice 37% |
nice 39% |
nice 42% |
nice 41% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
Rain |
rainy 91mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 89mm |
Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 40% |
Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 378 people | 375 people | 486 people | 314 people | 300 people | 320 people | 311 people | 444 people | 525 people | 375 people | 350 people | 289 people |
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