| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.91/5 (Rank #708)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,556 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 132 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C82°F (feels 30°C86°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 61%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 41 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 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 |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 132 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 28°C 82°F + 😊 Comfy (61%) = feels 30°C 86°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Chico Start |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | IdEAFab Labs |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 88,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | RentInChico |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | United |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,556 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,349 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,067 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,448 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,772 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,424 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,020 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $425,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $79 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $193 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,706 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / 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 |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ 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) |
1355° cool |
1457° cool |
1559° cool |
2272° mild |
2781° warm |
3493° hot |
3595° hot |
3595° hot |
3086° warm |
2068° mild |
1763° cool |
948° cold |
| Real (median) |
1355°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1559°
cool |
2272°
mild |
2781°
warm |
3391°
hot |
3493°
hot |
3492°
hot |
3187°
hot |
2068°
mild |
1762°
cool |
948°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 61% |
nice 51% |
nice 44% |
nice 36% |
nice 42% |
nice 36% |
nice 39% |
nice 37% |
nice 50% |
damp 77% |
damp 87% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 84mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 5mm |
rainy 52mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 214mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 20% |
clear 9% |
pockets 11% |
clear 9% |
clear 7% |
clear 6% |
clear 9% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 720 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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