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| ⭐️ Total score | 752 reviews |
| ❤️ Liked by members | |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
| 🚶 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* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 73 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 8°C 46°F + 💦 Damp (74%) = feels 6°C 43°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 34 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | West Town |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Englewood |
| 🚕 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 | Onward |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | 1871 |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 2,080,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 39,863 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,700,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 15x15m (225m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 76% 👱♀️ 24% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,921 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,065 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,989 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,997 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,053 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,982 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,570 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $310,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $143 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $98 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $419 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $25,787 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $33 / 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 |
✅ Amazing food scene
✅ Great nightlife
✅ Plenty of things to do
✅ Diverse and interesting neighborhoods
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ 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)
❌ Cold winters
❌ High crime rate
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very 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) | -5°C / 23°F freezing | -4°C / 25°F freezing | 5°C / 41°F cold | 8°C / 46°F cold | 15°C / 59°F cool | 24°C / 75°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 31°C / 88°F hot | 23°C / 73°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 5°C / 41°F cold | -0°C / 32°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
-3°C / 27°F
freezing |
-2°C / 29°F
freezing |
7°C / 44°F
cold |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
15°C / 59°F
cool |
24°C / 74°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
7°C / 45°F
cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 72% |
nice 68% |
nice 63% |
nice 70% |
nice 74% |
nice 85% |
sweaty 80% |
nice 68% |
nice 78% |
nice 59% |
nice 64% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 56mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 50mm |
rainy 72mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 93mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 86mm |
dry 20mm |
rainy 60mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 47% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 39% |
| Air quality |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 861 people | 1,011 people | 1,180 people | 1,059 people | 1,217 people | 1,339 people | 1,756 people | 1,464 people | 1,486 people | 1,340 people | 1,171 people | 1,589 people |
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