| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
3.51/5 (Rank #96)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍9 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
| 👶 Family score |
Good |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| 💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $8,250 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 89 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C88°F (feels 35°C95°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 60%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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| 💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 43 US AQI
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 37 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Okay
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| 👩 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
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| 🌊 Vulnerability 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: 5k ppl/km² (1 per 14x14m)
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| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Good |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 89 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 31°C 88°F + 😊 Comfy (60%) = feels 35°C 95°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 43 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 38 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Jamaica Plain |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | East Boston |
| 🚕 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 | My Oficio |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Workbar |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Thinking Cup |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Render Coffee |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Caffébene |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 1,740,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 33,347 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 670,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 14x14m (196m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 74% 👱♀️ 26% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Zillow |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Arbour Health |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $8,250 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,952 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $9,524 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,721 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,975 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $11,486 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,340 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $800,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $233 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $377 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $340 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $24 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $32,167 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $21 / 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 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
-425° freezing |
-130° freezing |
643° cold |
1152° cool |
1864° cool |
2272° mild |
2475° warm |
2882° warm |
2272° mild |
1864° cool |
846° cold |
439° cold |
| Real (median) |
-131°
freezing |
134°
very cold |
846°
cold |
1152°
cool |
1763°
cool |
2272°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2678°
warm |
2272°
mild |
1864°
cool |
948°
cold |
642°
very cold |
| Humidity |
nice 59% |
nice 69% |
nice 46% |
nice 67% |
nice 56% |
nice 66% |
nice 82% |
nice 76% |
nice 74% |
damp 75% |
nice 60% |
nice 62% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 117mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 59mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 36% |
| Air quality |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 2,800 people | 3,090 people | 2,686 people | 3,600 people | 3,982 people | 3,333 people | 3,365 people | 3,162 people | 4,175 people | 3,870 people | 4,067 people | 3,379 people |
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