| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.65/5 (Rank #1192)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,814 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 39 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -5°C24°F (feels -8°C18°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 52%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 39 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ -5°C 24°F + 😊 Comfy (52%) = feels -8°C 18°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 19 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Launch Salem |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 160,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | North Shore Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,814 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,597 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,800 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,229 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,669 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,287 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,038 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $420,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $125 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $173 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $496 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ 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 much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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) |
-130° freezing |
0° freezing |
337° cold |
846° cold |
1559° cool |
2170° mild |
2373° mild |
2475° warm |
2068° mild |
1457° cool |
643° cold |
236° cold |
| Real (median) |
134°
very cold |
032°
freezing |
540°
very cold |
846°
cold |
1558°
cool |
2169°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2474°
warm |
2067°
mild |
1457°
cool |
643°
very cold |
337°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 65% |
damp 74% |
nice 52% |
damp 71% |
nice 62% |
nice 70% |
nice 84% |
nice 76% |
nice 78% |
damp 81% |
nice 66% |
nice 69% |
| Most common | ||||||||||||
| Rain |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 120mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 71mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 25% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 29% |
| Air quality |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 38 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 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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