⭐️ Total score |
2.63/5 (Rank #306)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍6 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,365 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 89Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Freezing
: -10°C15°F (feels -14°C7°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 72%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 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 |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 89 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ -10°C 15°F + 💦 Damp (72%) = feels -14°C 7°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Whittier |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Cedar-Riverside |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Coco |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍12% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 410,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 80% 👱♀️ 20% |
🏞 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 |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,365 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,631 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,268 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,791 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,968 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,332 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,370 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $139 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $76 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $362 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $23,070 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $17 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Affordable housing
✅ Vibrant music scene
✅ Strong outdoors culture
✅ Sunny weather
✅ Great food options
✅ Nice late spring weather
✅ Interesting attractions like Mall of America
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely cold winters
❌ Potholes are an issue
❌ Increased danger after social unrest
❌ Presence of homelessness in downtown areas
❌ Older, run-down areas east of the city
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
19
-7° freezing |
9
-13° freezing |
41
5° cold |
48
9° cold |
64
18° cool |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
79
26° warm |
72
22° mild |
64
18° cool |
37
3° cold |
23
-5° freezing |
Real |
24
-5°
freezing |
14
-10°
freezing |
44
7°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
63
17°
cool |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
80
27°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
40
5°
very cold |
28
-2°
freezing |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 35% |
nice 32% |
nice 32% |
too dry 30% |
too dry 28% |
nice 32% |
nice 33% |
nice 32% |
nice 38% |
nice 31% |
nice 36% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 28mm |
dry 17mm |
rainy 63mm |
rainy 73mm |
rainy 75mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 98mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 61mm |
dry 21mm |
dry 41mm |
Cloud |
pockets 40% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 40% |
Air quality |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 289 people | 333 people | 367 people | 323 people | 582 people | 615 people | 388 people | 583 people | 486 people | 418 people | 375 people | 578 people |
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