| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.13/5 (Rank #565)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $7,309 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 42 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 19°C67°F (feels 20°C68°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 83%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 5 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 15 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Bad |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$18,449 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 15 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 42 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌫 19°C 67°F + 😊 Comfy (83%) = feels 20°C 68°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 5 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 16 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Jack in the Box |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 80,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $221,384 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 92% 👱♀️ 8% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Elite Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $7,309 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,772 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $11,230 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $3,209 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,832 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $9,444 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,899 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $1,900,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $180 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $310 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $352 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $24,000 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $17 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1254° cool |
1355° cool |
1355° cool |
1559° cool |
1661° cool |
1966° mild |
2068° mild |
2068° mild |
2170° mild |
1864° cool |
1559° cool |
1152° cool |
| Real (median) |
1254°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1356°
cool |
1558°
cool |
1661°
cool |
1965°
mild |
2067°
mild |
2069°
mild |
2169°
mild |
1865°
mild |
1559°
cool |
1152°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 74% |
damp 74% |
damp 73% |
nice 69% |
nice 66% |
nice 63% |
nice 65% |
nice 60% |
nice 62% |
damp 70% |
damp 79% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 57mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 26mm |
rainy 97mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 31% |
cloudy 62% |
| Air quality |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 11 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 771 people | 600 people | 600 people | 800 people | 600 people | 840 people | 600 people | 733 people | 933 people | 863 people | 720 people | 600 people |
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