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| ⭐️ Total score | 51 reviews |
| 👍 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 | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 130 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 8°C 46°F + 💦 Damp (78%) = feels 7°C 45°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | The Fan |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | The Diamond |
| 🚕 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 | Gather |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | 804 RVA |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Stir Crazy Café |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 220,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 64% 👱♀️ 36% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,077 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,823 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,661 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,903 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,793 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,257 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,547 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $350,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $74 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $287 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $13,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $5 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 6°C / 43°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold | 15°C / 59°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 31°C / 88°F hot | 38°C / 100°F hot | 38°C / 100°F hot | 28°C / 82°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 11°C / 52°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool |
| Real (median) |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
5°C / 41°F
very cold |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 64% |
damp 77% |
nice 53% |
nice 61% |
nice 59% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 84% |
nice 74% |
nice 80% |
nice 63% |
nice 65% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 6mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 25% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 28% |
| Air quality |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 300 people | 200 people | 240 people | 225 people | 400 people | 333 people | 233 people | 300 people | 250 people | 233 people | 267 people | 233 people |
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