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| ⭐️ Total score | 695 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community 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) | 111 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 17°C 62°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | East Village |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Barrio Logan |
| 🚕 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 | Co-Merge |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,400,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,860 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,644 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $9,039 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,583 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,220 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,565 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,240 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $950,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $104 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $117 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $480 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $17 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $16,507 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $34 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Great beaches
✅ Good surfing
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ 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
❌ Overcrowded
❌ Poor housing quality
❌ Hard to meet people
❌ Limited gyms
❌ Driving culture
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 15°C / 59°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool |
| Real (median) |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 61% |
damp 72% |
nice 69% |
damp 71% |
damp 75% |
nice 79% |
nice 78% |
nice 75% |
nice 76% |
nice 72% |
nice 78% |
damp 75% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 52mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 42mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 42mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 21% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 35% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,278 people | 1,038 people | 1,133 people | 1,025 people | 1,020 people | 1,010 people | 1,024 people | 1,000 people | 1,188 people | 1,244 people | 1,212 people | 1,042 people |
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