| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.93/5 (Rank #1071)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,603 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 108 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C62°F (feels 16°C61°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 78%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
😐 Moderate: 59 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 32 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$5,935 / 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 |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 108 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 16°C 62°F + 💦 Damp (78%) = feels 16°C 61°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 59 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | BIGGBY COFFEE |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Moderately hard · 98 mg/L |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 72,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $71,223 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 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 | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Sparrow Health System |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,603 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,840 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,469 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,563 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,863 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,961 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,049 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $155,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $134 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $130 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $17 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $32,071 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ 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
✅ 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 very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ 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) |
-327° freezing |
-719° freezing |
745° cold |
1254° cool |
1864° cool |
2781° warm |
2577° warm |
2984° warm |
2373° mild |
2068° mild |
439° cold |
134° cold |
| Real (median) |
-130°
freezing |
-425°
freezing |
948°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1763°
cool |
2678°
warm |
2577°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2373°
mild |
1966°
mild |
642°
very cold |
337°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 87% |
damp 83% |
damp 71% |
damp 70% |
nice 69% |
nice 74% |
nice 75% |
sweaty 76% |
nice 72% |
nice 81% |
damp 78% |
damp 84% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 44mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 67mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 56mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 75% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 79% |
| Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 1,200 people | 600 people | 2,400 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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