2.57/5
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Anchorage, AK

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✅ 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 (median)

-6°C / 21°F freezing

-5°C / 23°F freezing

-4°C / 25°F freezing

2°C / 36°F cold

9°C / 48°F cold

14°C / 57°F cool

16°C / 61°F cool

15°C / 59°F cool

11°C / 52°F cool

4°C / 39°F cold

-3°C / 27°F freezing

-7°C / 19°F freezing

Real (median)

-6°C / 22°F
freezing

-5°C / 23°F
freezing

-4°C / 25°F
freezing

2°C / 36°F
very cold

9°C / 48°F
cold

14°C / 56°F
cool

16°C / 60°F
cool

15°C / 58°F
cool

11°C / 51°F
cool

4°C / 38°F
very cold

-3°C / 27°F
freezing

-7°C / 20°F
freezing

Humidity

damp
79%

damp
75%

nice
69%

nice
57%

nice
60%

nice
67%

damp
72%

damp
76%

damp
74%

damp
77%

damp
79%

Most common

Rain

dry
7mm

dry
6mm

dry
22mm

dry
3mm

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
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

200 people

333 people

200 people

267 people

327 people

314 people

280 people

200 people

240 people

200 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.57/5 (Rank #368) 58 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $6,047 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 104Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 11°C52°F (feels 11°C52°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	💦 Damp: 73%
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🤝 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*	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	10 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	104 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels 11°C 52°F
💨 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)	👨 75% 👱‍♀️ 25%
🏞 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	$6,047 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,242 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$6,192 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,769 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$5,971 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,520 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,383 / month
🏠 Median home price	$388,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$280 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$148 / 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