⭐️ Total score |
2.83/5 (Rank #131)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍6 liked it 👎4 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,404 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 80 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 77%
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❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 32 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 7k ppl/km² (1 per 12x12m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
🎅 Startup Score |
Good |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 13 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 80 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 17°C 63°F + 💦 Damp (77%) = feels 17°C 63°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 32 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | South of Market |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Alameda |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | NextSpace |
☕️ Best coffee place | Philz |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 3,601,600 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 69,025 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 870,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 12x12m (144m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Virgin America |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,404 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,251 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $12,770 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $3,649 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,395 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,664 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $3,400 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $1,500,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $159 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $186 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $330 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $20 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $32,174 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $17 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Beautiful neighborhoods
✅ Smart tech community
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Very 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)
❌ High crime
❌ Severe homelessness
❌ Very expensive
❌ Declining safety
❌ Key tech departures
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold all year round
❌ Very damp now
❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 13°C / 55°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 12°C / 54°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool |
Real (median) |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
16°C / 60°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
14°C / 57°F
cool |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
Humidity |
damp 77% |
nice 69% |
nice 69% |
damp 76% |
damp 78% |
damp 77% |
damp 86% |
damp 84% |
damp 80% |
damp 73% |
damp 78% |
damp 78% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | |||||
Rain |
rainy 73mm |
dry 41mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 28mm |
rainy 111mm |
Cloud |
pockets 32% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 39% |
Air quality |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 3,783 people | 3,741 people | 3,235 people | 2,683 people | 3,924 people | 3,270 people | 3,336 people | 3,557 people | 3,500 people | 3,318 people | 3,457 people | 2,870 people |
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