| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.03/5 (Rank #827)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $7,165 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 133 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C61°F (feels 15°C59°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 80%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 30 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Great
|
| 👩 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:
$6,773 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 133 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 16°C 61°F + 💦 Damp (80%) = feels 15°C 59°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 30 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 22 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Acre Coffee |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $81,273 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $7,165 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,670 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $10,369 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,963 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,803 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $9,321 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,426 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $700,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $131 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $306 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $220 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $25 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $7 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $40,000 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Very damp now
❌ 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) |
1152° cool |
1355° cool |
1457° cool |
1661° cool |
1966° mild |
2170° mild |
2272° mild |
2170° mild |
2272° mild |
1864° cool |
1559° cool |
1050° cold |
| Real (median) |
1152°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1457°
cool |
1660°
cool |
1967°
mild |
2170°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2171°
mild |
2272°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1559°
cool |
1050°
cold |
| Humidity |
damp 84% |
damp 76% |
damp 73% |
damp 73% |
nice 64% |
nice 61% |
nice 60% |
nice 60% |
nice 56% |
nice 62% |
damp 77% |
damp 84% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 80mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 43mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 58% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 62% |
| Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 800 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 1,000 people | 1,000 people | 600 people | 600 people | 900 people |
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