| ⭐️ Total score |
2.56/5 (Rank #687)
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| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,611 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 109 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 15°C58°F (feels 14°C57°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 73%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
|
| 👌 Safety |
Okay
|
| 👩 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
|
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
| 💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
| 🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
| 🖥 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 | 16 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 109 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 15°C 58°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels 14°C 57°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | West 21st Street |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Tidewater Drive Industrial |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | 757 Creative Space |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Hatch |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Borjo Coffeehouse |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Fair Grounds |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Rick's Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 250,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 53% 👱♀️ 47% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,611 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,454 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,007 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,716 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,220 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,268 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,390 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $300,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $104 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $74 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $251 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $11,500 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / 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
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 7°C / 45°F cold | 4°C / 39°F cold | 14°C / 57°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 30°C / 86°F warm | 37°C / 99°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 30°C / 86°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 13°C / 55°F cool | 14°C / 57°F cool |
| Real (median) |
8°C / 46°F
cold |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
27°C / 81°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 67% |
damp 78% |
nice 62% |
nice 65% |
nice 65% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 79% |
sweaty 84% |
sweaty 74% |
nice 77% |
nice 64% |
damp 76% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 57mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 124mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 46mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 26% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 27% |
| Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 250 people | 300 people | 267 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 250 people | 200 people |
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