| ⭐️ Total score |
2.78/5 (Rank #158)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,052 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
😡 Slow: 30 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 9°C48°F (feels 8°C46°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 75%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 28 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Okay
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| 👩 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
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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 |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 30 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 9°C 48°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 8°C 46°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 28 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 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 | CoWork Buffalo |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Spot Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 260,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
| 🏞 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 | Buffalo Hospital Allina Health |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,052 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,256 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,945 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,413 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,459 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,075 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $997 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $198,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $162 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $68 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $121 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $17 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $15,500 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $18 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / 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
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | -1°C / 30°F freezing | -6°C / 21°F freezing | 3°C / 37°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 15°C / 59°F cool | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 29°C / 84°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 5°C / 41°F cold | 0°C / 32°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
1°C / 34°F
very cold |
-3°C / 27°F
freezing |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
11°C / 51°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 74% |
nice 70% |
nice 64% |
nice 68% |
nice 66% |
nice 72% |
nice 85% |
nice 81% |
nice 73% |
damp 81% |
nice 68% |
nice 70% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 66mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 94mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 71mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 105mm |
rainy 98mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 79mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 50% |
| Air quality |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 40 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 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 333 people | 240 people | 267 people | 333 people | 200 people | 286 people | 350 people | 280 people | 200 people |
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