⭐️ Total score | 3.03/5 (Rank #775) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Too expensive: $4,579 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 36Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 31°C87°F (feels 40°C104°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🥵 Sweaty: 79% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 26 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 25 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $4,817 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Good |
❄️ A/C or heating | Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 36 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 31°C 87°F + 🥵 Sweaty (79%) = feels 40°C 104°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 26 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Harbordale |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Coral Ridge Country Club |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | T-Mobile |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Undergrounds |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍17% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 180,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Fort Lauderdale Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,579 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,087 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,502 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,572 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,229 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $300 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,067 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $144 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 273 listings) | $5,560 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $182 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $11 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Many Nomad List 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
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 7323° mild | 8429° warm | 8228° warm | 8630° warm | 8831° hot | 9535° hot | 10038° hot | 10440° hot | 9937° hot | 9334° hot | 8228° warm | 8228° warm |
Real | 7323° mild | 7926° warm | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8831° hot | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 7926° warm | 7926° warm |
Humidity | nice 72% | nice 83% | nice 75% | sweaty 73% | sweaty 74% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 78% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 78% | nice 74% | nice 77% |
Rain | dry 18mm | rainy 92mm | dry 46mm | rainy 85mm | rainy 78mm | rainy 179mm | rainy 215mm | rainy 171mm | rainy 222mm | rainy 111mm | rainy 141mm | dry 48mm |
Cloud | pockets 41% | pockets 39% | pockets 36% | pockets 31% | pockets 40% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 50% | pockets 48% | cloudy 51% | pockets 41% | cloudy 58% | pockets 27% |
Air quality | clean 25 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 21 US AQI | clean 15 US AQI | clean 18 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 23 US AQI |
Sun | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI |
Remote workers | 560 people | 371 people | 543 people | 433 people | 360 people | 240 people | 371 people | 343 people | 360 people | 486 people | 550 people | 600 people |
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