⭐️ Total score |
2.06/5 (Rank #1059)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,865 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 30Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 24°C76°F (feels 24°C75°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 72%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 22 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* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Oceania |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 24°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (72%) = feels 24°C 75°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 23 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Hawaii Tech Works |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Hawaii Maker |
☕️ Best coffee place | Hilo Sharks Coffee |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Just Cruisin Coffee |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Ken's House of Pancakes |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 45,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Trulia |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Hawaiian |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Hilo Medical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,865 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,982 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,680 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,623 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,978 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,911 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,096 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $280 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $128 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $218 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $19 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
✅ Affordable lifestyle for some
✅ Ability to grow own food
✅ Use of solar power and rainwater harvesting
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ Very 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)
❌ High electricity costs
❌ Poverty and property crime
❌ Limited cultural activities
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
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Feels |
72
22° mild |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
72
22° mild |
73
23° mild |
75
24° warm |
75
24° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
75
24° warm |
75
24° warm |
73
23° mild |
Real |
72
22°
mild |
71
22°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
74
24°
warm |
75
24°
warm |
76
25°
warm |
76
25°
warm |
75
24°
warm |
74
24°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
Humidity |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 41% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 41% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 40% |
nice 37% |
nice 40% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 156mm |
rainy 206mm |
rainy 242mm |
rainy 138mm |
rainy 144mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 154mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 144mm |
rainy 149mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 210mm |
Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 37% |
Air quality |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
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