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| ⭐️ Total score | 11 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 4 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 41 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (91%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 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 coffee place | Galveston Coffee Roasters |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 50,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 67% 👱♀️ 33% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | US Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | University of Texas Medical Branch HealthCare at Galveston |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,943 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,615 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,912 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,975 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,658 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $6,234 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,712 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $265 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $204 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $411 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $11 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Very 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
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| Feels |
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16° cool |
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15° cool |
68
20° mild |
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22° mild |
79
26° warm |
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28° warm |
84
29° warm |
86
30° warm |
82
28° warm |
79
26° warm |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
| Real |
60
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cool |
59
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67
20°
mild |
72
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mild |
78
26°
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84
29°
very warm |
85
30°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
79
26°
warm |
69
21°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 38% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 39% |
nice 41% |
nice 37% |
nice 36% |
nice 36% |
nice 35% |
nice 36% |
nice 34% |
nice 41% |
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| Rain |
dry 16mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 27mm |
dry 23mm |
rainy 64mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 154mm |
rainy 115mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 11mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 23% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 34% |
| Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 400 people | 400 people | 267 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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