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| ⭐️ Total score | 59 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 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* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 11 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 119 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 -14°C 7°F + 💦 Damp (86%) = feels -14°C 7°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 18 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Spenard |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Bayshore/Klatt |
| 🚕 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 coffee place | Kaladi Brothers Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 300,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Alaska Regional Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,823 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,155 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,192 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,769 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,787 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,170 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,383 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $388,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $131 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $137 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $316 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $19 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Cold all year round
❌ 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) | -6°C / 21°F freezing | -5°C / 23°F freezing | -4°C / 25°F freezing | 2°C / 36°F cold | 9°C / 48°F cold | 14°C / 57°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool | 4°C / 39°F cold | -3°C / 27°F freezing | -7°C / 19°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
-6°C / 22°F
freezing |
-5°C / 23°F
freezing |
-4°C / 25°F
freezing |
2°C / 36°F
very cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
11°C / 51°F
cool |
4°C / 38°F
very cold |
-3°C / 27°F
freezing |
-7°C / 20°F
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 75% |
nice 69% |
nice 57% |
nice 60% |
nice 67% |
damp 72% |
damp 76% |
damp 74% |
damp 77% |
damp 77% |
damp 79% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
dry 7mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 81mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 9mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 37% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 38% |
| Air quality |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 333 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 327 people | 333 people | 320 people | 200 people | 240 people | 200 people |
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