| ⭐️ Total score |
2.59/5 (Rank #644)
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| ❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎2 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: $5,058 / mo
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| 📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 118 Mbps (avg)
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| 😝 Fun |
Good |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 2°C36°F (feels 0°C32°F)
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| 💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 54%
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| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
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| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 23 US AQI
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| 👌 Safety |
Good
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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 |
🧘♀️ Sprawling: 1k ppl/km² (1 per 27x27m)
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| 🚶 Walkability |
Great |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
| ✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Great |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| ❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Good |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 118 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 2°C 36°F + 😊 Comfy (54%) = feels 0°C 32°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 23 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 coworking space | The Hive |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Lady Camellia |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Tryst |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 680,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 27x27m (729m²) per person |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 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 | Urban Igloo |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | JetBlue |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Inova Fairfax Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,058 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,604 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,941 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,555 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,605 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,153 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,180 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $630,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $122 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $103 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $435 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $20 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $23,776 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $18 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ World-class healthcare
✅ Great for young professionals
✅ Lots of free museums
✅ High variety of amenities
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ 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
❌ Safety concerns
❌ Visible mental illness and drug issues
❌ Racial tension
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right 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) | 5°C / 41°F cold | 1°C / 34°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 17°C / 63°F cool | 21°C / 70°F mild | 31°C / 88°F hot | 34°C / 93°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 25°C / 77°F warm | 22°C / 72°F mild | 9°C / 48°F cold | 11°C / 52°F cool |
| Real (median) |
6°C / 42°F
very cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
17°C / 62°F
cool |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
30°C / 86°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
9°C / 48°F
cold |
11°C / 52°F
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 65% |
nice 69% |
nice 49% |
nice 57% |
nice 56% |
sweaty 71% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 76% |
nice 68% |
nice 75% |
nice 60% |
nice 56% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 78mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 88mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 78mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 7mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 29% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 35% |
| Air quality |
clean 12 US AQI |
clean 10 US AQI |
clean 10 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
| Remote workers | 933 people | 680 people | 1,160 people | 918 people | 1,033 people | 767 people | 1,107 people | 952 people | 1,288 people | 1,011 people | 1,200 people | 953 people |
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