| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.93/5 (Rank #1079)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,672 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 101 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 2°C35°F (feels -1°C30°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 78%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 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:
$5,502 / 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 |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 101 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 2°C 35°F + 💦 Damp (78%) = feels -1°C 30°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Lattes And Sundaes |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Hard · 123 mg/L |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 32,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $66,025 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | St Peter's Hospital Helena Montana |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,672 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,051 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,529 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,151 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,794 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $6,193 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,737 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $409,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $131 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $203 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $22 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $27,700 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $12 / trip |
✅ 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+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-425° freezing |
-719° freezing |
134° cold |
236° cold |
1254° cool |
2272° mild |
2984° warm |
2373° mild |
2170° mild |
1355° cool |
439° cold |
-523° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-228°
freezing |
-523°
freezing |
236°
very cold |
439°
very cold |
1254°
cool |
2271°
mild |
2983°
very warm |
2373°
mild |
2169°
mild |
1355°
cool |
541°
very cold |
-228°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 77% |
damp 75% |
nice 64% |
nice 61% |
nice 59% |
nice 52% |
nice 45% |
nice 51% |
nice 48% |
nice 61% |
nice 65% |
damp 74% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 33mm |
dry 31mm |
dry 42mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 93mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 33mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 70% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 66% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 24% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 72% |
| Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
okay 55 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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