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Washington, DC

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Washington, DC offers a wide range of amenities and cultural attractions. The city is especially appealing to young professionals with its dynamic environment, ideal for those interested in social change or public service. There is a high variety of activities, including boutique gyms, interesting libraries, and particularly impressive free museums — some of the best outside of NYC. Top-notch healthcare is available, though accessing it without good insurance is extremely costly.

On the downside, DC is an expensive city to both live in and participate in. Housing, activities, and general living costs can be quite high. Safety is a repeating concern noted by both locals and visitors, with mentions of drug use, mental illness, and discomfort walking alone in certain areas. Issues of racial division and systemic inequality appear to be ongoing and visible to longtime residents.

Overall, DC may be best suited for well-insured professionals or culturally curious visitors. Be prepared for high costs and potential safety issues, especially in less trafficked areas or at night.

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1 year ago

I really enjoyed my trip to DC for one week. I did NOT feel comfortable walking around many places alone because there are a lot of mentally ill/drugged out people. During daylight with other people I felt fine. There are soo many restaurants, interesting boutique gyms, cool libraries and more. The variety you can find in DC is closer to NYC than you can find most places. The memorials are pretty cool. There are a lot of free museums which are impressive. I liked the Lincoln Memorial/Gettysburg Address the most. It's expensive to live and participate in life here.

5 years ago

Currently live here and been here 30 years so I can tell you is the city has become much more violence increase murders in the hatch well it’s always had like a sense of division between black and white individuals that’s become more pronounced or some more mental illness in the street otherwise it’s a great place for a young professional who’s idealistic want to change the world but very expensive and certainly world class healthcare but also unless you have good insurance you’re going to pay for a class prices as well.

5 years ago

✅ World-class healthcare

✅ Great for young professionals

✅ Lots of free museums

✅ High variety of amenities

✅ Fast internet

✅ Lots of fun stuff to do

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ 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

❌ Very expensive

❌ Safety concerns

❌ Visible mental illness and drug issues

❌ Racial tension

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not very safe

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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642°
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1355°
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1762°
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2170°
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2882°
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3086°
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Humidity

damp
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75%

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64%

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67%

sweaty
72%

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68%

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Most common

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Cloud

cloudy
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68%

pockets
33%

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cloudy
57%

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35%

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36%

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37%

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Air quality

clean
12 US AQI

clean
10 US AQI

clean
16 US AQI

clean
19 US AQI

clean
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clean
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clean
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clean
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clean
17 US AQI

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safe
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7 UVI

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Remote workers

3,157 people

2,365 people

4,040 people

2,900 people

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2,700 people

3,700 people

3,078 people

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3,632 people

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3,212 people

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New York City, NY

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1,800 remote workers in Washington now, of which 1+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.45/5 (Rank #201) 663 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍5 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Good
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😳 Extremely expensive: $6,546 / mo
📡 Internet	🚀 Super fast: 107 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Good
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 87%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😍 Very high: 90%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 20 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 23 US AQI
👌 Safety	Bad
👩 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: $9,699 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Great
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Sprawling: 1k ppl/km² (1 per 27x27m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Great
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Great
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	107 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (87%) = feels 22°C 72°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 20 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 23 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay	Columbia Heights
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Anacostia
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Lady Camellia
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Tryst
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
🦷 Fluoride added	💧 Yes, fluoridated
🪨 Water hardness	Hard · 126 mg/L
♻️ Return rate	👍13% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	690,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$116,385 / year
😤 Population density	🧘‍♀️ empty: 27x27m (729m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 44% 👱‍♀️ 56%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 79% 👱‍♀️ 21%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Urban Igloo
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	JetBlue
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Delta
🏥 Best hospital	Inova Fairfax Hospital

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$6,546 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$4,894 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$9,172 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$2,621 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,948 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$7,061 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$2,000 / month
🏠 Median home price	$630,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$91 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$231 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$400 / month
🍛 Dinner	$28
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$3
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$9
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$6
👩‍🏫 International school	$41,506 / year
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$6 / trip

Washington, DC

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