| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.87/5 (Rank #1083)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,869 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 47 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 38°C100°F (feels 39°C102°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 28%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 38 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 47 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 38°C 100°F + 🌵 Too dry (28%) = feels 39°C 102°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Monks Coffee Shop |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jet Blue |
| 🏥 Best hospital | (1) Hendrick Health System |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,869 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,929 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,733 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,638 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,245 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $7,893 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,167 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $205,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $152 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $259 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $330 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $14,919 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $24 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ 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 much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very dry air 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) |
1050° cold |
1254° cool |
2068° mild |
1966° mild |
2577° warm |
39102° hot |
3595° hot |
3493° hot |
3391° hot |
2781° warm |
2068° mild |
2272° mild |
| Real (median) |
1152°
cool |
1355°
cool |
2067°
mild |
1966°
mild |
2577°
warm |
3290°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3188°
hot |
3187°
hot |
2679°
warm |
1967°
mild |
2271°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 63% |
nice 65% |
nice 56% |
nice 55% |
nice 66% |
nice 64% |
nice 59% |
nice 55% |
nice 56% |
nice 56% |
nice 57% |
nice 53% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 41mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 88mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 50mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 1mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 29% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 28% |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people |
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