| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3/5 (Rank #893)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,333 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 33 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Bad |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 0°C33°F (feels -3°C27°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 91%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😊 High: 64%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 32 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Great |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Great
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$4,642 / 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 |
Bad |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Great |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | Canada |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 29 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 33 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 0°C 33°F + 💦 Damp (91%) = feels -3°C 27°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 32 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 26 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Oliver |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | River Valley Gold Bar |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10 CAD in USD | USD 7.16 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CAD 100 = USD 72 |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Hard · 174 mg/L |
| ♻️ Return rate | 8% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 970,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $55,698 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 88% 👱♀️ 12% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Best Buy |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | VRBO |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | West Jet |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Canada |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,333 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,726 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,433 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,552 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,300 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,043 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,102 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $282,678 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $108 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $100 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $260 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $9,687 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,825 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $34,643 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $109,369 |
✅ 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+
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Many people smoke tobacco
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-719° freezing |
-20-4° freezing |
134° cold |
745° cold |
1254° cool |
2170° mild |
2475° warm |
2170° mild |
1763° cool |
745° cold |
-130° freezing |
-171° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-425°
freezing |
-155°
freezing |
337°
very cold |
846°
cold |
1254°
cool |
2169°
mild |
2474°
warm |
2068°
mild |
1762°
cool |
846°
cold |
134°
very cold |
-139°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 78% |
damp 75% |
damp 74% |
nice 61% |
nice 61% |
nice 64% |
nice 63% |
nice 64% |
nice 64% |
nice 65% |
damp 77% |
damp 76% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 14mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 19mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 37mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 25mm |
dry 19mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 65% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 36% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 68% |
| Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 0 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 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 0 UVI |
| Remote workers | 950 people | 600 people | 927 people | 1,029 people | 1,091 people | 1,333 people | 1,292 people | 1,250 people | 1,267 people | 1,125 people | 750 people | 1,500 people |
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