| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 3.9/5 |
| 💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,552 / mo |
| 📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 66Mbps (avg) |
| 😝 Fun | Great |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 29°C84°F (feels 34°C93°F) |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | 🥵 Sweaty: 80% |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 21 US AQI |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Good: 61 US AQI |
| 👌 Safety | Good |
| 👍 Quality of life | Good |
| 👶 Family friendly | Good |
| ❤️ Rated by nomads | 👍11 likes vs. 👎0 dislikes |
| 🚶 Walkability | Great |
| ✌️ Peace | Okay |
| 🚦 Traffic safety | Okay |
| 🏥 Hospitals | Great |
| 😄 Happiness | Good |
| 🍸 Nightlife | Good |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
| 🖥 Places to work from | Great |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
| 🙊 English speaking | Great |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech | Good |
| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | Good |
| 👩 Female friendly | Okay |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Okay |
| 🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
| 🌍 Region | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 10 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 66 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌤 29°C 84°F + 💦 Humid (80%) + 💨 9km/h = feels like 34°C 93°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 21 US AQI 🍃 clean |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 😐 61 US AQI 🚬🍃 clean |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Vuka |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 👌 Yes, drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 14% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 950,000 people |
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Southwest |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Jet Blue |
| universityvegangolfno-beachairportnon-touristywarm nowwarmhotclean airgood air qualityfast internethigh cost of livinghigh humidityfreedom of pressdemocracyfreedommany menfriendly people |
| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $3,552 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,868 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $6,671 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,906 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,700 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $300 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $1,550 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $73 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (428 listings) | $3,588 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $118 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $10 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $3 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
| 💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
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| Feels like | 6317° cool | 6418° cool | 7323° mild | 8429° very warm | 9334° hot | 10943° scorching | 11747° scorching | 12451° scorching | 12250° scorching | 8831° hot | 7222° mild | 7021° mild |
| Real temperature | 6116° cool | 6418° cool | 7323° mild | 8127° warm | 8429° very warm | 9133° hot | 9535° hot | 9937° hot | 9736° hot | 8429° very warm | 7222° mild | 7021° mild |
| Humidity | damp 71% | comfy 79% | comfy 67% | comfy 68% | sweaty 76% | sweaty 73% | comfy 65% | comfy 59% | comfy 63% | comfy 61% | comfy 72% | comfy 72% |
| Rain | not rainy 23mm | not rainy 5mm | not rainy 8mm | rainy 96mm | rainy 98mm | not rainy 39mm | not rainy 8mm | not rainy 4mm | not rainy 12mm | rainy 105mm | not rainy 11mm | not rainy 12mm |
| Cloud cover | pockets 46% | cloudy 82% | cloudy 58% | pockets 31% | cloudy 58% | pockets 39% | pockets 26% | pockets 18% | pockets 17% | pockets 34% | cloudy 54% | pockets 23% |
| Air quality | clean 34 AQI | clean 42 AQI | clean 41 AQI | clean 42 AQI | clean 42 AQI | clean 37 AQI | clean 46 AQI | clean 39 AQI | clean 33 AQI | clean 27 AQI | clean 39 AQI | clean 36 AQI |
| UV Index | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 5 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | sunburn 8 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | sunburn 7 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI | sunscreen 4 UVI |
| Nomad List members there | 5 people | 4 people | 5 people | 4 people | 4 people | 4 people | 3 people | 3 people | 3 people | 6 people | 4 people | 7 people |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Many nomads here all year round
✅ 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
✅ Very family friendly
✅ LGBTQ+ friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Expensive
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very humid now
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
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