| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.05/5 (Rank #781)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,132 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 96 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 47%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 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:
$5,798 / 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 |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Good |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 96 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (47%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 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 | Big city |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍15% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 56,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $69,571 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | St Luke's (Boise) |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,132 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,230 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,891 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,398 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,070 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,735 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $724 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $465,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $97 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $188 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $399 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $24,000 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
541° cold |
337° cold |
1152° cool |
1559° cool |
2068° mild |
3086° warm |
3391° hot |
2781° warm |
2577° warm |
1661° cool |
1050° cold |
337° cold |
| Real (median) |
540°
very cold |
439°
very cold |
1152°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1966°
mild |
3086°
hot |
3493°
hot |
2983°
very warm |
2577°
warm |
1661°
cool |
1050°
cold |
439°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 76% |
nice 69% |
nice 58% |
nice 46% |
nice 44% |
nice 38% |
too dry 29% |
nice 31% |
nice 33% |
nice 49% |
nice 67% |
damp 78% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 45mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 37mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 63% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 75% |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 900 people | 600 people | 840 people | 1,800 people | 600 people | 1,333 people | 825 people | 960 people | 1,000 people | 1,320 people | 900 people | 800 people |
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