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| ⭐️ Total score | 591 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 68 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 12°C 54°F + 💦 Damp (96%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 23 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Columbia Heights |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Catholic University-Brookland |
| 🚕 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 coworking space | The Hive |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Lady Camellia |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Tryst |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 680,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 27x27m (729m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 74% 👱♀️ 26% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Urban Igloo |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | JetBlue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Inova Fairfax Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,990 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,604 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,941 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,555 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,413 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,155 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,180 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $113 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $103 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $435 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $23,776 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $18 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Great place for young professionals
✅ Variety of restaurants and activities
✅ Impressive free museums
✅ World-class healthcare
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ 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
❌ Increased violence and division
❌ Mental illness on the streets
❌ Expensive cost of living
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
41
5° cold |
34
1° cold |
55
13° cool |
63
17° cool |
70
21° mild |
81
27° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
77
25° warm |
72
22° mild |
48
9° cold |
52
11° cool |
| Real |
42
6°
very cold |
37
3°
very cold |
55
13°
cool |
62
17°
cool |
70
21°
mild |
82
28°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
85
30°
very warm |
76
25°
warm |
71
22°
mild |
48
9°
cold |
52
11°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 33% |
nice 35% |
too dry 25% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 28% |
nice 35% |
nice 34% |
nice 38% |
nice 34% |
nice 38% |
nice 30% |
too dry 28% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 78mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 7mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 29% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 35% |
| Air quality |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 10 US AQI |
clean 10 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 900 people | 657 people | 1,246 people | 933 people | 1,050 people | 748 people | 1,143 people | 970 people | 1,165 people | 1,024 people | 1,267 people | 913 people |
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