| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.78/5 (Rank #860)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,335 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 55 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C94°F (feels 34°C93°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🌵 Too dry: 26%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 51 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 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 | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 55 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 34°C 94°F + 🌵 Too dry (26%) = feels 34°C 93°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 51 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Gathering Groundz |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 160,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Southwest |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Antelope Valley Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,335 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,139 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,985 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,710 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,548 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,317 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,294 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $315,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $73 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $142 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $239 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1254° cool |
1457° cool |
1559° cool |
2373° mild |
2679° warm |
3290° hot |
3391° hot |
3391° hot |
2984° warm |
2170° mild |
1966° mild |
1050° cold |
| Real (median) |
1254°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1559°
cool |
2373°
mild |
2780°
warm |
3290°
hot |
3493°
hot |
3493°
hot |
3086°
very warm |
2170°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1050°
cold |
| Humidity |
nice 51% |
nice 52% |
nice 52% |
nice 41% |
nice 38% |
nice 31% |
too dry 29% |
too dry 25% |
nice 32% |
nice 40% |
nice 41% |
nice 59% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 30mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 67mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 22% |
clear 10% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 10% |
clear 5% |
clear 8% |
clear 10% |
clear 6% |
clear 4% |
clear 6% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 40% |
| Air quality |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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