| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.95/5 (Rank #961)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
1% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,973 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 121 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C62°F (feels 17°C63°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 89%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 14 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 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 rich:
$4,817 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 121 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 17°C 62°F + 💦 Damp (89%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 14 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Invent |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 73,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Booking |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Allegiant Airline |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Alaska Airline |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,973 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,438 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,151 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,329 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,774 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $6,588 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,772 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $625,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $216 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $377 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $25 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $32,021 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $3 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / 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
✅ 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
✅ Very 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
643° cold |
541° cold |
745° cold |
1152° cool |
1355° cool |
1864° cool |
2068° mild |
2068° mild |
1661° cool |
1152° cool |
846° cold |
337° cold |
| Real (median) |
745°
cold |
643°
very cold |
846°
cold |
1151°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1763°
cool |
1966°
mild |
1966°
mild |
1559°
cool |
1152°
cool |
948°
cold |
540°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 87% |
damp 85% |
damp 81% |
damp 78% |
damp 79% |
damp 77% |
nice 78% |
nice 79% |
damp 82% |
damp 85% |
damp 87% |
damp 86% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 141mm |
rainy 161mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 36mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 21mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 173mm |
rainy 246mm |
rainy 198mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 74% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 63% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 84% |
| Air quality |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 750 people | 857 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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