| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.86/5 (Rank #771)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,825 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 155 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 24°C76°F (feels 24°C75°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 80%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 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* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 155 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (80%) = feels 24°C 75°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 28 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,825 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,508 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,197 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,342 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,469 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $11,975 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,106 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,400,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $163 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $393 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $12,000 / year |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1864° cool |
1661° cool |
1661° cool |
1864° cool |
1966° mild |
1966° mild |
2272° mild |
2373° mild |
2272° mild |
2068° mild |
1864° cool |
1661° cool |
| Real (median) |
1762°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1864°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1660°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 67% |
damp 74% |
damp 73% |
damp 76% |
nice 79% |
nice 83% |
nice 81% |
nice 78% |
nice 77% |
nice 73% |
nice 75% |
damp 73% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 69mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 1mm |
rainy 72mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 26% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 47% |
| Air quality |
clean 25 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
clean 5 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
okay 57 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 28* US AQI |
clean 8 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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