| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.3/5 (Rank #258)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,880 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 170 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 20°C68°F (feels 21°C70°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 80%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 53 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 38 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
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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* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 22 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 170 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 20°C 68°F + 😊 Comfy (80%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 53 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 39 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 | ImpactHUB |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Oakstop |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 420,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 92% 👱♀️ 8% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Delta |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,880 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,566 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $9,381 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,680 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,327 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $6,019 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,426 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $800,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $197 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $369 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $24 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $28,333 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $8 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1254° cool |
1559° cool |
1457° cool |
1355° cool |
1661° cool |
1864° cool |
1864° cool |
2068° mild |
2170° mild |
1966° mild |
1661° cool |
1152° cool |
| Real (median) |
1254°
cool |
1558°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1456°
cool |
1660°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1966°
mild |
2068°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1152°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 74% |
nice 65% |
nice 67% |
damp 73% |
damp 74% |
damp 78% |
damp 84% |
nice 81% |
nice 73% |
nice 71% |
damp 76% |
damp 78% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 91mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 89mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 40% |
| Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,133 people | 1,067 people | 1,400 people | 943 people | 867 people | 960 people | 933 people | 1,333 people | 1,575 people | 1,125 people | 1,000 people | 867 people |
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