| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
3.04/5 (Rank #769)
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Good |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Good |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ณ Extremely expensive: $5,051 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ Super fast: 106 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Okay |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ Nice: 20ยฐC68ยฐF (feels 20ยฐC68ยฐF)
|
| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ Comfy: 58%
|
| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ Very high: 90%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Great: 16 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ฑ Great: 47 US AQI
|
| ๐ Safety |
Good
|
| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Great
|
| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| ๐ค Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| ๐ Education level* |
High |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
|
| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
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| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very rich:
$7,017 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Great |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Okay |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ฅ Hospitals |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Bad |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Bad |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Okay |
| ๐ Continent | North America |
| ๐ฉ Country | United States |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) | 106 Mbps |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
โ๏ธ 20ยฐC 68ยฐF + ๐ Comfy (58%) = feels 20ยฐC 68ยฐF
|
| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 16 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐ 47 US AQI |
| ๐ Power | 115V 60Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
|
| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ณ Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Stellar Beans Coffee House & Edibles |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ Yes, safe to drink |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ง Yes, fluoridated |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 76,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $84,206 / year |
| ๐ Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ป Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | US Airways |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $5,051 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $3,343 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $5,558 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $1,588 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $1,675 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $4,877 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $1,020 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $188,000 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $78 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $160 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $26 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| ๐ฉโ๐ซ International school | $10,230 / year |
| ๐ Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Warm now
โ Warm in the spring
โ Perfect humidity now
โ Good air quality on average
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Very easy to do business
โ High quality of education
โ Great hospitals
โ Roads are very safe
โ Great freedom of speech
โ Democratic
โ Everyone speaks English
โ Family friendly
โ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
โ Not many people smoke tobacco
โ Extremely expensive
โ Not much to do
โ Gets cold in the winter
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Not safe for women
โ High alcohol consumption
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1559ยฐ cool |
1457ยฐ cool |
2272ยฐ mild |
2373ยฐ mild |
2984ยฐ warm |
39102ยฐ hot |
39102ยฐ hot |
43109ยฐ scorching |
3595ยฐ hot |
3290ยฐ hot |
1966ยฐ mild |
2373ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
1559°
cool |
1457°
cool |
2271°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2679°
warm |
3086°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
3289°
hot |
2984°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
1965°
mild |
2373°
mild |
| Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 82% |
nice 82% |
nice 79% |
nice 84% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 80% |
nice 78% |
nice 87% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 114mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 128mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 134mm |
rainy 117mm |
rainy 87mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 71mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 27% |
cloudy 64% |
| Air quality |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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