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| ⭐️ Total score | 27 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 168 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 16°C 62°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 16°C 61°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 32 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | The Forest |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | MadCap Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍19% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 90% 👱♀️ 10% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Spectrum Health |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,856 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,528 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,385 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,538 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,391 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,167 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,100 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $307,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $112 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $104 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $167 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $14 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $18 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / 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)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ 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) | -3°C / 27°F freezing | -8°C / 18°F freezing | 6°C / 43°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 24°C / 75°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 30°C / 86°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 3°C / 37°F cold | 1°C / 34°F cold |
| Real (median) |
-1°C / 30°F
freezing |
-5°C / 23°F
freezing |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 75% |
nice 65% |
nice 67% |
nice 64% |
nice 78% |
nice 80% |
sweaty 83% |
nice 72% |
nice 85% |
damp 75% |
damp 77% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 22mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 39mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 89mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 38mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 49% |
| Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 267 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 229 people | 240 people | 300 people | 400 people | 200 people | 250 people | 240 people | 200 people |
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