| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.74/5 (Rank #1010)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,068 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 43 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C93°F (feels 46°C115°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 71%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 23 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 26 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / 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 | 21 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 43 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 34°C 93°F + 🥵 Sweaty (71%) = feels 46°C 115°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 23 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Fountain City Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 200,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Longterm Lettings |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Columbus Regional Hospital IN |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,068 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,829 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,545 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,299 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,327 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,533 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,055 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $265,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $181 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $25,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $12 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1254° cool |
1355° cool |
2170° mild |
2272° mild |
2882° warm |
3391° hot |
3697° hot |
39102° hot |
3188° hot |
2577° warm |
1763° cool |
1966° mild |
| Real (median) |
1254°
cool |
1355°
cool |
2170°
mild |
2272°
mild |
2679°
warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
3188°
hot |
2882°
very warm |
2577°
warm |
1763°
cool |
1966°
mild |
| Humidity |
damp 74% |
damp 76% |
nice 70% |
nice 67% |
nice 66% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 71% |
nice 73% |
nice 70% |
nice 81% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 106mm |
rainy 111mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 112mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 91mm |
rainy 72mm |
dry 6mm |
rainy 89mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 31% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 20% |
cloudy 58% |
| Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people |
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