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Cost of Living in Owensboro, KY

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✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ 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

❌ Very expensive

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very damp now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

236°
cold

-130°
freezing

1559°
cool

1864°
cool

2170°
mild

3290°
hot

3391°
hot

2882°
warm

2373°
mild

846°
cold

1355°
cool

Real (median)

439°
very cold

134°
very cold

1559°
cool

1763°
cool

2170°
mild

2882°
very warm

2678°
warm

2373°
mild

948°
cold

1355°
cool

Humidity

damp
77%

damp
75%

nice
61%

nice
63%

nice
69%

sweaty
83%

sweaty
85%

nice
76%

nice
81%

nice
66%

damp
74%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
109mm

rainy
74mm

rainy
136mm

rainy
112mm

rainy
109mm

rainy
101mm

rainy
98mm

rainy
84mm

rainy
100mm

dry
40mm

rainy
121mm

Cloud

pockets
48%

pockets
49%

pockets
32%

pockets
26%

pockets
34%

pockets
26%

pockets
27%

pockets
19%

pockets
36%

pockets
24%

pockets
37%

Air quality

clean
34 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
30 US AQI

clean
35 US AQI

clean
33 US AQI

clean
39 US AQI

clean
43 US AQI

clean
35 US AQI

clean
29 US AQI

clean
39 US AQI

clean
40 US AQI

Sun

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

Remote workers

0 people

600 people

0 people

600 people

0 people

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🎒 Nomad Score™	2.91/5 (Rank #706) 1 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Pricey: $3,238 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 45 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 11°C52°F (feels 10°C50°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 75%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😍 Very high: 90%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Okay
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Okay
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very high: $4,817 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
🚶 Walkability	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Good
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 Hospitals	Okay
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
📡 Internet speed (avg)	45 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 10°C 50°F
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 35 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	The Creme Coffee House
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	59,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$57,808 / year
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Apartmentguide
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Delta
🏥 Best hospital	Owensboro Health

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$3,238 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,968 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,456 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$987 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,857 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,940 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$640 / month
🏠 Median home price	$200,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$87 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$96 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$235 / month
🍛 Dinner	$13
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$5,000 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip

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