| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.96/5 (Rank #949)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,070 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 107 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 11°C52°F (feels 11°C52°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 82%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 22 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 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:
$4,897 / 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 | 3 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 107 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels 11°C 52°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 22 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 19 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Colorado Java House |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 60,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $58,764 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 75% 👱♀️ 25% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Community Hospital in Western Colorado |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,070 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,775 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for couple | $7,613 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,453 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,129 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,853 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,334 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,639 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $410,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $87 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $175 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $10 / 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
✅ 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
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-130° freezing |
236° cold |
643° cold |
1355° cool |
2373° mild |
2984° warm |
3188° hot |
2984° warm |
2475° warm |
1355° cool |
1152° cool |
236° cold |
| Real (median) |
-130°
freezing |
236°
very cold |
643°
very cold |
1355°
cool |
2373°
mild |
3187°
hot |
3289°
hot |
3085°
very warm |
2475°
warm |
1355°
cool |
1152°
cool |
236°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 60% |
nice 56% |
nice 46% |
nice 35% |
nice 32% |
too dry 25% |
nice 34% |
nice 33% |
nice 32% |
nice 49% |
nice 49% |
nice 58% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 23mm |
dry 32mm |
rainy 52mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 3mm |
rainy 50mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 36% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 37% |
| Air quality |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,800 people | 600 people |
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