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| ⭐️ Total score | 119 reviews |
| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 46 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 -7°C 19°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels -12°C 10°F
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| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 17 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Midtown |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Southwest Detroit |
| 🚕 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 | Ponyride |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Bamboo |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 7% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 670,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 44% 👱♀️ 56% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,856 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,170 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,114 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,461 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $6,298 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,226 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,130 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $61,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $295 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $73 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $264 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $13 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $13,500 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $33 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ 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 very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
❌ High alcohol consumption
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | -2°C / 28°F freezing | -7°C / 19°F freezing | 7°C / 45°F cold | 13°C / 55°F cool | 18°C / 64°F cool | 29°C / 84°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 32°C / 90°F hot | 23°C / 73°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild | 4°C / 39°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold |
| Real (median) |
1°C / 33°F
very cold |
-4°C / 25°F
freezing |
9°C / 47°F
cold |
14°C / 56°F
cool |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
28°C / 82°F
very warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
20°C / 67°F
mild |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
4°C / 39°F
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 76% |
damp 71% |
nice 58% |
nice 62% |
nice 57% |
sweaty 77% |
nice 78% |
sweaty 80% |
nice 68% |
nice 80% |
nice 68% |
damp 74% |
| Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 38mm |
rainy 55mm |
rainy 62mm |
rainy 54mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 89mm |
rainy 82mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 71mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 68mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 50% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 24% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 46% |
| Air quality |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 421 people | 400 people | 533 people | 425 people | 714 people | 412 people | 600 people | 707 people | 650 people | 475 people | 467 people | 520 people |
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