| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.49/5 (Rank #172)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍6 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,774 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 98 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 12°C54°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 80%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 33 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Okay
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
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| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$8,189 / mo
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| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 98 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 13°C 55°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 33 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Marcy-Holmes |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Willard-Hay |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Coco |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| 🪨 Water hardness | Moderately hard · 94 mg/L |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 410,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $98,263 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 82% 👱♀️ 18% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,774 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,484 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for couple | $8,727 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,549 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,871 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,415 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,841 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,200 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $325,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $160 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $159 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $400 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $22 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $7 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $36,152 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Affordable housing
✅ Vibrant music scene
✅ Strong outdoors culture
✅ Sunny weather
✅ Great food options
✅ Nice late spring weather
✅ Interesting attractions like Mall of America
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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 cold winters
❌ Potholes are an issue
❌ Increased danger after social unrest
❌ Presence of homelessness in downtown areas
❌ Older, run-down areas east of the city
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-719° freezing |
-147° freezing |
541° cold |
1050° cold |
1864° cool |
3086° warm |
3086° warm |
2984° warm |
2272° mild |
1864° cool |
337° cold |
-523° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-524°
freezing |
-1113°
freezing |
744°
cold |
1151°
cool |
1763°
cool |
2882°
very warm |
2882°
very warm |
2780°
warm |
2272°
mild |
1763°
cool |
541°
very cold |
-228°
freezing |
| Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 78% |
damp 71% |
nice 67% |
nice 65% |
nice 64% |
nice 67% |
nice 68% |
nice 67% |
damp 75% |
damp 71% |
damp 79% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 28mm |
dry 17mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 75mm |
dry 49mm |
dry 49mm |
rainy 98mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 22mm |
dry 41mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 63% |
pockets 48% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 30% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 47% |
cloudy 68% |
| Air quality |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 933 people | 1,029 people | 1,114 people | 1,029 people | 1,700 people | 1,757 people | 1,168 people | 1,629 people | 1,350 people | 1,292 people | 1,067 people | 1,680 people |
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