| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.96/5 (Rank #1002)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,847 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 31 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 15°C58°F (feels 15°C59°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 55%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 9 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 15 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Good |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Great |
| 🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Okay
|
| 🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
| 🎓 Education level* |
High |
| ⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
| 🌊 Resilience to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very rich:
$3,675 / 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 | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 31 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 15°C 58°F + 😊 Comfy (55%) = feels 15°C 59°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 9 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 15 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | World Cup Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 🚫 No fluoride added |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 5,700 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $44,104 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,847 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,349 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $7,360 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,103 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,125 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $7,976 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,800 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $425,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $146 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $261 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $17 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $25,175 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ 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
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-228° freezing |
0° freezing |
337° cold |
439° cold |
1661° cool |
1661° cool |
2170° mild |
2068° mild |
1355° cool |
1152° cool |
-032° freezing |
0° freezing |
| Real (median) |
-228°
freezing |
032°
freezing |
439°
very cold |
440°
very cold |
1559°
cool |
1660°
cool |
2169°
mild |
2069°
mild |
1355°
cool |
1151°
cool |
-031°
freezing |
032°
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 62% |
nice 61% |
nice 52% |
nice 41% |
nice 40% |
nice 41% |
nice 58% |
nice 52% |
nice 45% |
nice 49% |
nice 46% |
nice 56% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 29mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 44mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 33mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 31% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 19% |
| Air quality |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 15 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people |
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