| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.05/5 (Rank #675)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,398 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 105 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 25°C77°F (feels 25°C77°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 87%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 13 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 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:
$4,817 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Okay |
| 🚦 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 | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 105 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 25°C 77°F + 😊 Comfy (87%) = feels 25°C 77°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 13 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 | Caribou Coffee & Bagels |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 57,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Altru Health System |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,398 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,554 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,506 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,573 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,937 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $10,256 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,930 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $284,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $336 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $438 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $22 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $8,336 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $16 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm 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
✅ 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 very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-719° freezing |
-163° freezing |
541° cold |
948° cold |
1763° cool |
2781° warm |
3086° warm |
2577° warm |
2272° mild |
1152° cool |
-032° freezing |
-1112° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-425°
freezing |
-1211°
freezing |
744°
cold |
1050°
cold |
1763°
cool |
2678°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2576°
warm |
2271°
mild |
1254°
cool |
236°
very cold |
-719°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 88% |
damp 81% |
damp 70% |
nice 63% |
nice 58% |
nice 62% |
nice 61% |
nice 64% |
nice 64% |
damp 73% |
damp 80% |
damp 84% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 16mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 52mm |
dry 8mm |
rainy 70mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 33mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 42% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 68% |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people |
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