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| ⭐️ Total score | 111 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 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* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 36 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 0°C 32°F + 💦 Damp (76%) = feels -3°C 27°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 17 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Midtown |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Southwest Detroit |
| 🚕 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 | Ponyride |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Bamboo |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 670,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 70% 👱♀️ 30% |
| 🏞 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 |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,848 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,160 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,114 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,461 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,501 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,187 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,130 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $164 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $72 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $264 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $13,500 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $33 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
28
-2° freezing |
19
-7° freezing |
45
7° cold |
55
13° cool |
64
18° cool |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
82
28° warm |
73
23° mild |
68
20° mild |
39
4° cold |
36
2° cold |
| Real |
33
1°
very cold |
25
-4°
freezing |
47
9°
cold |
56
14°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
80
27°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
73
23°
mild |
67
20°
mild |
43
6°
very cold |
39
4°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 36% |
too dry 29% |
nice 31% |
too dry 29% |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 40% |
nice 34% |
nice 40% |
nice 34% |
nice 37% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 38mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 68mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 50% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 46% |
| Air quality |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 435 people | 400 people | 533 people | 400 people | 723 people | 400 people | 600 people | 693 people | 655 people | 467 people | 473 people | 543 people |
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