| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.5/5 (Rank #71)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍8 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Great |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,658 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 115 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 23°C73°F (feels 23°C73°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 75%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😥 Medium: 44%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 3 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 19 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
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| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
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| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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| 🌊 Resilience 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: 3k ppl/km² (1 per 18x18m)
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| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Good |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 12 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 115 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 23°C 73°F + 😊 Comfy (75%) = feels 23°C 73°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 3 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 19 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | North Beacon Hill |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Columbia City |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Impact Hub Seattle |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 700,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 18x18m (324m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Alaska |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,658 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,001 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,454 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,415 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,388 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $8,619 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,870 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $850,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $112 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $283 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $345 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $25 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $6 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $28,000 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $40 / 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 |
✅ Friendly people
✅ Lots of job opportunities
✅ Great food scene
✅ Safe overall
✅ Many outdoor activities
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ High cost of living
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
745° cold |
643° cold |
948° cold |
1355° cool |
1559° cool |
2272° mild |
2475° warm |
2373° mild |
1966° mild |
1355° cool |
1050° cold |
439° cold |
| Real (median) |
846°
cold |
745°
cold |
948°
cold |
1355°
cool |
1559°
cool |
2271°
mild |
2474°
warm |
2373°
mild |
1864°
cool |
1355°
cool |
1151°
cool |
541°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 87% |
damp 83% |
damp 80% |
damp 73% |
damp 75% |
nice 74% |
nice 75% |
nice 74% |
nice 76% |
damp 81% |
damp 86% |
damp 86% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
rainy 188mm |
rainy 128mm |
rainy 78mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 58mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 13mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 138mm |
rainy 196mm |
rainy 163mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 80% |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 68% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 82% |
cloudy 85% |
| Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 3,900 people | 3,189 people | 4,024 people | 3,505 people | 4,832 people | 4,691 people | 5,318 people | 4,722 people | 5,047 people | 3,771 people | 3,990 people | 4,482 people |
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