| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.23/5 (Rank #381)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,244 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 103 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C66°F (feels 19°C66°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 69%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 58 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$7,145 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 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 |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 103 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 19°C 66°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 19°C 66°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 58 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Early Bird |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Hard · 120 mg/L |
| ♻️ Return rate | 6% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $85,743 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,244 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,011 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,774 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,650 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,798 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,548 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,156 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $190,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $149 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $220 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $12,632 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good 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
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-523° freezing |
-1014° freezing |
745° cold |
1254° cool |
1864° cool |
3086° warm |
3086° warm |
3086° warm |
2577° warm |
2068° mild |
846° cold |
134° cold |
| Real (median) |
-327°
freezing |
-719°
freezing |
947°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1864°
cool |
2882°
very warm |
2781°
warm |
2781°
warm |
2577°
warm |
1966°
mild |
847°
cold |
337°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 82% |
damp 77% |
damp 70% |
nice 64% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
sweaty 71% |
sweaty 71% |
nice 68% |
nice 74% |
damp 70% |
damp 77% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 25mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 28mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 63% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 15% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,000 people | 600 people | 900 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 700 people | 600 people |
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