| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.98/5 (Rank #966)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,552 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 98 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 14°C57°F (feels 14°C57°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 72%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 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:
$5,954 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
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 | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 98 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 14°C 57°F + 💦 Damp (72%) = feels 14°C 57°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 19 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Little Green Hive |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 100,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $71,452 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,552 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,816 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,806 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,659 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,911 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,484 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,184 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $216,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $136 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $114 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $263 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,500 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ 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
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
439° cold |
541° cold |
1457° cool |
1864° cool |
2170° mild |
3188° hot |
3493° hot |
3493° hot |
2781° warm |
2272° mild |
1050° cold |
1355° cool |
| Real (median) |
541°
very cold |
542°
very cold |
1456°
cool |
1864°
cool |
2068°
mild |
2882°
very warm |
3085°
very warm |
3085°
very warm |
2678°
warm |
2271°
mild |
1050°
cold |
1355°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 72% |
damp 75% |
nice 63% |
nice 66% |
nice 70% |
sweaty 75% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 73% |
nice 71% |
nice 77% |
nice 67% |
damp 72% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 80mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 69mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 5mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 64% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 33% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people |
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