⭐️ Total score |
2.63/5 (Rank #324)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $6,576 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 106Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Nice: 18°C65°F (feels 19°C66°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 64%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 29 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 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 |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 16 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 106 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 19°C 66°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 30 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍17% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 67,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 89% 👱♀️ 11% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | American Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,576 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,637 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $10,383 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,967 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,705 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,693 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,629 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $3,100,000 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $220 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $187 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $330 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $20 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $28,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $20 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 12°C / 54°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 16°C / 61°F cool | 19°C / 66°F mild | 19°C / 66°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 18°C / 64°F cool | 15°C / 59°F cool | 11°C / 52°F cool |
Real (median) |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
16°C / 61°F
cool |
19°C / 65°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
20°C / 68°F
mild |
18°C / 64°F
cool |
15°C / 58°F
cool |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
Humidity |
damp 75% |
nice 67% |
nice 65% |
nice 68% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
nice 67% |
nice 69% |
nice 61% |
nice 63% |
nice 69% |
damp 77% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 107mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 54mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 24mm |
rainy 96mm |
Cloud |
pockets 27% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 11% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 33% |
Air quality |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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