| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.04/5 (Rank #521)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,034 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 107 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -11°C12°F (feels -14°C7°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 82%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Okay
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 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* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 11 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 107 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 -11°C 12°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels -14°C 7°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 18 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Kaladi Brothers Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 300,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Alaska Regional Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,034 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,365 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,192 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,769 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,787 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,012 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,383 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $388,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $131 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $164 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $316 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $19 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Cold all year round
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ 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) |
-621° freezing |
-523° freezing |
-425° freezing |
236° cold |
948° cold |
1457° cool |
1661° cool |
1559° cool |
1152° cool |
439° cold |
-327° freezing |
-719° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-622°
freezing |
-523°
freezing |
-425°
freezing |
236°
very cold |
948°
cold |
1456°
cool |
1660°
cool |
1558°
cool |
1151°
cool |
438°
very cold |
-327°
freezing |
-720°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 75% |
nice 69% |
nice 57% |
nice 60% |
nice 67% |
damp 72% |
damp 76% |
damp 74% |
damp 77% |
damp 77% |
damp 79% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 7mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 81mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 9mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 37% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 38% |
| Air quality |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 800 people | 982 people | 1,000 people | 960 people | 600 people | 720 people | 600 people |
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