⭐️ Total score |
2.65/5 (Rank #344)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,194 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 105Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -9°C16°F (feels -12°C10°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 90%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 18 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 |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 11 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 105 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 -9°C 16°F + 💦 Damp (90%) = feels -12°C 10°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 18 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Spenard |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Bayshore/Klatt |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Kaladi Brothers Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% 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) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
🏞 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 | $5,194 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,033 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,192 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,769 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,166 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,683 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,383 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $195 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $121 / 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 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ 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 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 |
21
-6° freezing |
23
-5° freezing |
25
-4° freezing |
36
2° cold |
48
9° cold |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
59
15° cool |
52
11° cool |
39
4° cold |
27
-3° freezing |
19
-7° freezing |
Real |
22
-6°
freezing |
23
-5°
freezing |
25
-4°
freezing |
36
2°
very cold |
48
9°
cold |
56
14°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
51
11°
cool |
38
4°
very cold |
27
-3°
freezing |
20
-7°
freezing |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 38% |
nice 35% |
too dry 29% |
nice 30% |
nice 34% |
nice 36% |
nice 38% |
nice 37% |
nice 39% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
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 |
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