3.01/5
6 reviews
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Rockford, IL

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✅ Fast internet

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ 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

✅ 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 safe at all

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets very cold in the winter

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Not safe for women

❌ High alcohol consumption

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Dec

Feels (median)

-523°
freezing

-1210°
freezing

643°
cold

1254°
cool

1864°
cool

2882°
warm

3188°
hot

2577°
warm

1966°
mild

541°
cold

236°
cold

Real (median)

-228°
freezing

-818°
freezing

846°
cold

1355°
cool

1864°
cool

2679°
warm

2781°
warm

2577°
warm

1966°
mild

744°
cold

540°
very cold

Humidity

damp
84%

damp
78%

damp
76%

nice
68%

nice
73%

sweaty
75%

sweaty
81%

sweaty
79%

nice
71%

nice
79%

damp
72%

damp
78%

Most common

☀️ Clear

Rain

rainy
55mm

dry
36mm

rainy
61mm

dry
49mm

rainy
76mm

rainy
103mm

rainy
82mm

rainy
81mm

dry
10mm

rainy
79mm

dry
7mm

rainy
58mm

Cloud

cloudy
75%

cloudy
61%

cloudy
56%

cloudy
60%

cloudy
64%

pockets
38%

pockets
49%

pockets
35%

pockets
24%

cloudy
59%

pockets
48%

cloudy
64%

Air quality

clean
29 US AQI

clean
33** US AQI

clean
39 US AQI

clean
40 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
35 US AQI

clean
49 US AQI

okay
50 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 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

0 people

600 people

1,200 people

0 people

600 people

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🎒 Nomad Score™	3.01/5 (Rank #994) 6 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,483 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 58 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 10°C51°F (feels 9°C48°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 62%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😍 Very high: 90%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 33 US AQI
👌 Safety	Bad
👩 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
🌊 Resilience to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very rich: $5,135 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
🗓️ Average trip length	5 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	58 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 10°C 51°F + 😊 Comfy (62%) = feels 9°C 48°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 33 US AQI 🍃 OK
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Rockford Roasting Company
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	💧 Yes, fluoridated
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	87,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$61,622 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 46% 👱‍♀️ 54%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Rent
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	United Airlines
🏥 Best hospital	Osf Saint Anthony Medical Center

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$4,483 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$3,199 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$5,995 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,713 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,930 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$4,960 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$1,274 / month
🏠 Median home price	$140,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$90 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$163 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$275 / month
🍛 Dinner	$16
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$3
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
👩‍🏫 International school	$4,000 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip

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