| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.06/5 (Rank #731)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,479 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 104 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 21°C69°F (feels 21°C70°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 65%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 28 US AQI
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 39 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Good
|
| 👩 Safe for women |
Okay |
| 🌈 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:
$4,636 / 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 |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 104 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 21°C 69°F + 😊 Comfy (65%) = feels 21°C 70°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 28 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 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 |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 🦷 Fluoride added | 💧 Yes, fluoridated |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $55,628 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Fasthealth Corporation |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,479 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,941 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,075 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,736 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,900 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,228 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $238,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $229 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $18 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $25,000 / year |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
948° cold |
1152° cool |
1661° cool |
1966° mild |
2475° warm |
2984° warm |
3290° hot |
3290° hot |
2781° warm |
2272° mild |
1457° cool |
1457° cool |
| Real (median) |
949°
cold |
1151°
cool |
1662°
cool |
1967°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2780°
warm |
2882°
very warm |
2883°
very warm |
2678°
warm |
2271°
mild |
1458°
cool |
1457°
cool |
| Humidity |
damp 80% |
damp 78% |
damp 76% |
nice 72% |
nice 73% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 75% |
nice 74% |
nice 73% |
damp 73% |
damp 82% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 109mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 139mm |
rainy 129mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 113mm |
rainy 116mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 79mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 118mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 23% |
cloudy 60% |
| Air quality |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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