| 🎒 Nomad Score™ |
2.77/5 (Rank #1016)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
| 👶 Family score |
Okay |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 🤯 Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
|
| 💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,715 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 50 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 4°C39°F (feels 3°C37°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 95%
|
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC |
😍 Very high: 90%
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 25 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* |
Good |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
| 🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
| 😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
| 🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 50 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 4°C 39°F + 💦 Damp (95%) = feels 3°C 37°F
|
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
|
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | coffee cravings |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 93,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Southwest |
| 🏥 Best hospital | Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,715 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,219 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,829 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,380 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,455 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,508 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $940 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $340,000 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $115 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $82 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $6 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very hot in the summer
❌ 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) |
541° cold |
643° cold |
1355° cool |
1763° cool |
2170° mild |
2882° warm |
3290° hot |
2882° warm |
2373° mild |
1457° cool |
846° cold |
337° cold |
| Real (median) |
541°
very cold |
643°
very cold |
1254°
cool |
1661°
cool |
2068°
mild |
2983°
very warm |
3290°
hot |
2882°
very warm |
2373°
mild |
1457°
cool |
846°
cold |
337°
very cold |
| Humidity |
damp 77% |
nice 63% |
nice 52% |
nice 38% |
nice 42% |
nice 37% |
nice 32% |
nice 43% |
nice 48% |
nice 60% |
damp 71% |
nice 65% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain |
| Rain |
dry 44mm |
dry 30mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 8mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 35mm |
dry 16mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 46% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 16% |
clear 6% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 41% |
| Air quality |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 16 US AQI |
clean 17 US AQI |
clean 14 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
| Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 600 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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