⭐️ Total score | 2.87/5 (Rank #372) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,527 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 37Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 13°C55°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 53% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 33 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 32 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
⚡️ Power grid | Great |
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | Good |
💰 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 | Great |
🖥 Places to work from | Okay |
❄️ A/C or heating | Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 37 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 13°C 55°F + 😊 Comfy (53%) = feels 13°C 55°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 33 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 32.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Bold Bean |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 880,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) | 👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) | 👨 70% 👱♀️ 30% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Memorial Hospital Jacksonville |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,527 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,915 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,286 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,225 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,846 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,824 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $900 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $133 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $60 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $323 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 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 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ 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
❌ Too expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 6418° cool | 6820° mild | 7021° mild | 7524° warm | 8429° warm | 9535° hot | 10038° hot | 10842° scorching | 9535° hot | 8630° warm | 6820° mild | 7222° mild |
Real | 6317° cool | 6619° mild | 7021° mild | 7524° warm | 8127° warm | 8429° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8831° hot | 8429° very warm | 8127° warm | 6720° mild | 7222° mild |
Humidity | damp 75% | nice 76% | nice 72% | nice 69% | nice 68% | sweaty 85% | sweaty 84% | sweaty 84% | sweaty 82% | sweaty 78% | nice 79% | nice 85% |
Rain | dry 38mm | rainy 124mm | rainy 62mm | rainy 102mm | rainy 56mm | rainy 202mm | rainy 213mm | rainy 237mm | rainy 171mm | rainy 71mm | rainy 67mm | rainy 56mm |
Cloud | cloudy 54% | cloudy 64% | pockets 48% | pockets 37% | pockets 37% | cloudy 70% | cloudy 65% | cloudy 59% | cloudy 57% | pockets 43% | cloudy 52% | pockets 45% |
Air quality | clean 39 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI |
Sun | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 233 people | 233 people | 300 people | 250 people | 314 people | 200 people | 240 people | 200 people | 350 people | 240 people | 325 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 29✈️16min$5,254 / mo43Mbps×I have visited Tallahassee several times over the past few years. I agree that it doesn't feel particularly safe - even in areas that appear "safe". I felt particularly unsafe at gas stations and, as a woman, would not stop for gas by myself in Tallahassee. I loved the Tallahassee Nature Museum, which I did feel safe visiting by myself. They also have ziplining there, which was a dream - up above the cypress swamp! I loved the fact that there were so many nature parks, bird sanctuaries and
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels -4° 25° -2° 29°AQI 55✈️16h$3,047 / mo20Mbps×I don’t recommend living here full time. The summers are unbearably hot and humid and you have to drive 1+ hours to the closest beach. Actually, you have to drive everywhere because everything is a 20+ min drive. Traffic is terrible and everything is under construction. There are lots of bugs, mosquitos, gators, roaches, etc… You can be here for months and not do all the different entertainment, restaurants, experiences the Orlando area has to offer. Disney, Universal, SeaWorld, Legoland, Fu
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°AQI 50✈️16min$4,730 / mo47Mbps×All in, Austin is a good city. We live in Hill Country now so we're a bit removed. But it's beautiful area once you get away from the highways. A good tech scene. Not too expensive (~$2100 for a nice 2 bedroom apt) for the U.S. Has wineries and breweries galore. Not a great place if you are a recovering alcoholic (!). Cons: extremely hot in the summer; reaches 110 F (43.3 C) in summer afternoons from June - September. Not very diverse. Highways are loud and obnoxious.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 25✈️2h$3,935 / mo41Mbps×Family and church are the main criteria for fitting in. Northerners - Yankees - are still regarded askance. Explosive college population arrives each fall, Tybee is expensive and crowded in summer. Great eateries. Good music scene. BRING LOTSA BUG SPRAY - if the mosquitoes don't get y'all the sand gnats will.
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌤 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 35✈️42min$7,072 / mo36Mbps×I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌦 Feels 3° 37° 5° 41°AQI 46✈️2h$6,186 / mo30Mbps×I really enjoyed my first week here, but as I got to know more locals and heard their stories, I was disturbed at the security situation. Almost everyone I met has horror stories about being robbed at gunpoint, robbed by the police, and in one case even drugged and robbed by a taxi driver. It's not even safe to walk a short distance at night (locals told me to just take Uber). Beyond the security issues, scams also abound, and the covid policy is wacky, with hand sanitizer being forced on you ev
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety badTap to open☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 76😷✈️3h$1,892 / mo11Mbps×Bangkok is a really nice city. I lived 2 weeks in Bangkok and it was a good trip ! People are very nice, smiling and the cost is affordable. Some beautifuls temple, gardens, market etc. Chinatown is a place to visit, and Bangkok is globally clean !
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌤 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 35✈️42min$7,072 / mo🌇 Also went here21 people×I've been to New Orleans plenty of time as a tourist, but this is my first time being a digital nomad and working down here for 3 weeks. Something about New Orleans always brings me back. Such a unique and one-of-a-kind place that while has gotten more expensive over the years, still is far more affordable than many places in the US. A lot of cheap good fun to have here and some amazing food. I will admit your safety factor will depend heavily on the area you're staying at.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 56°AQI 34✈️1h$6,143 / mo🌇 Also went here21 people×In it's current iteration, Houston is a wide-spread, vehicle dependent city and would be a difficult place to exist as a Nomad without a vehicle. Downtown Houston was once a desolate cluster of office buildings that was abandoned at sundown. But now, downtown is currently undergoing a transformation and will soon (5~ years) make for an inhabitable and nomad friendly destination.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 22✈️2h$3,483 / mo🌇 Also went here20 people×I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌦 Feels 3° 37° 5° 41°AQI 46✈️2h$6,186 / mo🌇 Also went here31 people×I grew up in Chicago and still return fairly often. I love the character of the different neighborhoods, the variety of architectural styles, and as others have said, the food scene is incredible. It's easy to make friends in the suburbs, perhaps not so much in the city itself. I have never witnessed racial tension here, and have been pleasantly surprised by the interracial friendliness I have observed. There are a wonderful selection of forests and parks just about everywhere, and the museu
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety goodTap to open🌨 Feels -4° 25° 0° 33°AQI 46✈️2h$4,751 / mo🌇 Also went here23 people×All in, Austin is a good city. We live in Hill Country now so we're a bit removed. But it's beautiful area once you get away from the highways. A good tech scene. Not too expensive (~$2100 for a nice 2 bedroom apt) for the U.S. Has wineries and breweries galore. Not a great place if you are a recovering alcoholic (!). Cons: extremely hot in the summer; reaches 110 F (43.3 C) in summer afternoons from June - September. Not very diverse. Highways are loud and obnoxious.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 25✈️2h$3,935 / mo🌇 Also went here29 people×I really enjoyed my first week here, but as I got to know more locals and heard their stories, I was disturbed at the security situation. Almost everyone I met has horror stories about being robbed at gunpoint, robbed by the police, and in one case even drugged and robbed by a taxi driver. It's not even safe to walk a short distance at night (locals told me to just take Uber). Beyond the security issues, scams also abound, and the covid policy is wacky, with hand sanitizer being forced on you ev
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety badTap to open☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 76😷✈️3h$1,892 / mo🌇 Also went here23 people×Las Vegas is a great tourist destination for me personally. The strip contains every amenities that I need and also there is a lot of stuff to do there without going away from the strip. Las Vegas is inside of a desert so expect it to be really hot in the summer. Otherwise than that, the strip located in Vegas has many things to do, from going to concerts, fancy restaurants, gambling (if that's your thing), attractions (stratosphere, high roller), entertainments, and so many more things to do th
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 53°AQI 33✈️4h$6,725 / mo🌇 Also went here21 people×I spent 4 months working here during summertime. It's one of the best summers I have ever had in my life. The city is just amazing and offers dozens of outdoor activities. There are so many different places such as parks, lakes, hills, mountains, beaches, etc. Also, you can feel the Californication vibe on every step. I lived in Hollywood and I would avoid this place at any cost. It's just too overrated and won't meet your expectations. Hollywood (esp. West Hollywood) is a big pile of dirtiness
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°AQI 53✈️5h$5,021 / mo🌇 Also went here23 people×How did SF get scored #98 on Nomad score? I agree with most of the reviews posted here. I generally work from home, but we recently rented a small conference room for a meeting. It was $250 per hour.. (yes Per Hour... no typos here).
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun bad👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 25✈️5h$7,169 / mo🌇 Also went here25 people×Lived there last September and October and am coming back later this year. Yes, it is expensive, but after a while I learned about affordable places to eat and realized I could choose neighborhoods farther from city center, and it would still be nice. City feels super safe, even at nigh! Internet is crazy fast (I got 500mb on my airbnb) there are tons to do and see and I did not encounter the super rude Parisians people talk so much about, mostly everyone spoke English and were very polite. Rent
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 40°AQI 50✈️9h$5,676 / mo🌇 Also went here24 people×I visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌤 Feels -3° 27° -1° 31°AQI 29✈️10h$3,046 / mo🌇 Also went here26 people×Bangkok is a really nice city. I lived 2 weeks in Bangkok and it was a good trip ! People are very nice, smiling and the cost is affordable. Some beautifuls temple, gardens, market etc. Chinatown is a place to visit, and Bangkok is globally clean !
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open☀️ Feels 28° 82° 28° 82°AQI 85😷✈️20h$2,209 / mo🌇 Also went here22 people×