| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.89/5 (Rank #1115)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,735 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 36 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 10°C51°F (feels 7°C45°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 52%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 16 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$10,692 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Okay |
| ❄️ 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 | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 36 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 10°C 51°F + 😊 Comfy (52%) = feels 7°C 45°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 16 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 19 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 24/7 coffee place | Launch Salem |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 43,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $128,308 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 🏞 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 | North Shore Medical Center |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,735 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,089 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,684 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,481 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,619 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $8,684 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,000 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $420,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $123 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $285 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $330 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $25 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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 much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ 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) |
-130° freezing |
0° freezing |
439° cold |
846° cold |
1661° cool |
2170° mild |
2373° mild |
2475° warm |
2068° mild |
1457° cool |
643° cold |
236° cold |
| Real (median) |
133°
very cold |
032°
freezing |
541°
very cold |
847°
cold |
1559°
cool |
2170°
mild |
2373°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2068°
mild |
1458°
cool |
744°
cold |
338°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 77% |
damp 80% |
nice 67% |
damp 75% |
damp 70% |
nice 75% |
nice 80% |
nice 75% |
nice 76% |
damp 80% |
damp 74% |
damp 78% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 61mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 115mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 72mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 67% |
pockets 25% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 63% |
| Air quality |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 13 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 38 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 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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