2.76/5
3 reviews
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Topeka, KS

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✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ 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

✅ Family friendly

✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

❌ Extremely expensive

❌ Not very safe

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Difficult to make friends

❌ Not safe for women

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels (median)

134°
cold

-228°
freezing

1254°
cool

1457°
cool

2170°
mild

3290°
hot

3188°
hot

3595°
hot

3086°
warm

2170°
mild

1254°
cool

1050°
cold

Real (median)

438°
very cold

134°
very cold

1355°
cool

1457°
cool

2170°
mild

2983°
very warm

2882°
very warm

3086°
very warm

2882°
very warm

2169°
mild

1254°
cool

1151°
cool

Humidity

damp
76%

damp
72%

nice
66%

nice
75%

sweaty
73%

sweaty
72%

nice
70%

nice
69%

nice
70%

nice
66%

nice
69%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
36mm

dry
15mm

rainy
79mm

rainy
66mm

rainy
150mm

rainy
111mm

rainy
94mm

dry
50mm

rainy
63mm

rainy
83mm

dry
23mm

dry
3mm

Cloud

cloudy
58%

cloudy
57%

cloudy
55%

pockets
40%

cloudy
58%

pockets
29%

pockets
20%

pockets
24%

pockets
13%

pockets
49%

pockets
26%

pockets
38%

Air quality

clean
37 US AQI

clean
41 US AQI

clean
45 US AQI

clean
39 US AQI

clean
32 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
34 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
26 US AQI

clean
35 US AQI

clean
38 US AQI

Sun

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
6 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

0 people

1,200 people

0 people

600 people

0 people

600 people

0 people

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🎒 Nomad Score™	2.76/5 (Rank #981) 3 reviews
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🧐 Very expensive: $4,154 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 41 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Too hot: 34°C94°F (feels 41°C106°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 56%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	😍 Very high: 90%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Good: 46 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 35 US AQI
👌 Safety	Okay
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Great
🎓 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*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Good
🖥 Places to work from	Bad
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	North America
🚩 Country	United States
📡 Internet speed (avg)	41 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 34°C 94°F + 😊 Comfy (56%) = feels 41°C 106°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 46 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 36 US AQI
🔌 Power	115V 60Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Uber
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 Tipping	Yes, 15%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
☕️ Best coffee place	Mayking Cakes & Confections
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	130,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$57,808 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 45% 👱‍♀️ 55%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Amazon
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	KLM
🏥 Best hospital	Stormont Vail Healthcare

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$4,154 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$2,528 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$4,904 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$1,401 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$2,605 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$3,187 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$916 / month
🏠 Median home price	$165,000
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$122 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$104 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$146 / month
🍛 Dinner	$19
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$2
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$5
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$5
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$2 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip

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