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| ⭐️ Total score | 14 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
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| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 43 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 14°C 58°F + 💦 Damp (92%) = feels 14°C 57°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 34 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 41 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Idle Hour |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Eastern State Hospital |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | The Hub Coffee Shop and Cafe |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 320,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | ForRent |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
| 🏥 Best hospital | University of Kentucky Healthcare Good Samaritan Hospital Lexington |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,704 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,314 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $4,965 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,419 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,160 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,556 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $990 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $101 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $84 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $15 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $10,667 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $14 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ 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
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 341° cold | 30-1° freezing | 5714° cool | 5915° cool | 7021° mild | 8228° warm | 8831° hot | 8831° hot | 7524° warm | 7021° mild | 457° cold | 5412° cool |
| Real | 373° very cold | 341° very cold | 5714° cool | 5915° cool | 6820° mild | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 8228° very warm | 7524° warm | 7021° mild | 468° cold | 5513° cool |
| Humidity | damp 81% | damp 84% | nice 62% | nice 67% | nice 67% | nice 74% | sweaty 79% | sweaty 76% | nice 75% | nice 79% | damp 71% | damp 74% |
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| Rain | rainy 134mm | rainy 78mm | rainy 156mm | rainy 100mm | rainy 110mm | rainy 128mm | rainy 153mm | rainy 148mm | rainy 109mm | rainy 133mm | rainy 57mm | rainy 119mm |
| Cloud | cloudy 82% | cloudy 84% | pockets 49% | pockets 39% | cloudy 57% | pockets 43% | pockets 46% | pockets 38% | pockets 34% | cloudy 56% | pockets 43% | cloudy 64% |
| Air quality | clean 48 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 26 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 46 US AQI | clean 49 US AQI | clean 41 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI | clean 44 US AQI | okay 54 US AQI |
| Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 17✈️19min$3,636 / mo78Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 16✈️19min$2,909 / mo49MbpsIndianapolis is a great place to visit for a long weekend, and areas like downtown Carmel are great for walkable, neighborhood-centric home base for raising a family. There aren't many nomads here. You move here if you want to raise a family while keeping up a lifestyle where you travel for a few months a year. There are good schools, the cost of living is cheap, the food and drink scene are great, and biking is fantastic. Source: Indy native who moved to Carmel, Indiana while getting throug
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 30✈️23min$4,200 / mo45MbpsIt's a safe area of Mexico, and also even the people who try to sell you crap, 'vendors' is less aggressive here. I have done about 2.5 months total in PV (two separate trips). Airbnbs are plentiful near the centro and december 5, more expensive in the romantic zone and even more expensive in Sayulita. But central PV is pretty cheap, even inland from Hotel Zone is nice and cheap. Roads and walkways are narrow and horrible. Internet is OK. If you stay in PV central, the beach isn't so great for s
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 74°AQI 37✈️4h$3,072 / mo16MbpsA walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 38✈️10h$5,085 / mo23MbpsI 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
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 15✈️2h$4,161 / mo46Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 31° 88° 28° 82°AQI 22✈️4h$6,772 / mo5Mbps⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°AQI 21✈️1h$3,677 / mo76MbpsFamily 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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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 38🚕4h$4,170 / mo🌇 Also went here13 peopleThe town has been taken over by tourists. Local music venues that have been around for 50+ years are closing because they can't afford the rent hikes. Tourism + out of town developers are driving prices for locals up and the job market can't keep up (minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour.) It would be possible to increase minimum wage, protect small business, and local cost of living if the state wasn't controlled by conservative republicans who won't pass any useful legislation to aid with the ec
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 30✈️23min$4,200 / mo🌇 Also went here13 peopleNew York is cool. I’ve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, it’s very expensive — but there is no city on earth that’s more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where you’ll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 23✈️1h$7,576 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleI guess if you're a nomad this doesn't matter much, but the long-term job pickings here are slim and among the most underpaid for a US city. There seems to be a tacit rent floor that means you won't find a good deal on housing. A lot of people don't seem very invested in their interpersonal relationships here since their ties to the area are often transient.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 30° 86° 26° 79°🥵AQI 28✈️2h$6,033 / mo🌇 Also went here15 peopleAll 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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 31✈️2h$3,885 / mo🌇 Also went here13 peopleOverall, a pretty great place. Good restaurants and many breweries. Solid entertainment. It has all four seasons and lots of sunshine. Some homelessness issues downtown, like most cities.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 5° 41° 7° 45°AQI 17✈️2h$3,881 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleDirty. Hospital system is atrocious. Its like having a bunch of shiny glossy hospitals with poorly educated doctors everywhere. Most people end up going to 'Quickcare ER' places that are plastered all over town. Lets put it this way... The school system fast tracks people to become teachers in almost no time at all & they still quit in droves all the time because kids are out of control. Las Vegas desperately tries to buy status & sophistication but its always cartoony and not organic. Its a tow
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 16° 61° 15° 60°AQI 31✈️4h$4,506 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleIt's a safe area of Mexico, and also even the people who try to sell you crap, 'vendors' is less aggressive here. I have done about 2.5 months total in PV (two separate trips). Airbnbs are plentiful near the centro and december 5, more expensive in the romantic zone and even more expensive in Sayulita. But central PV is pretty cheap, even inland from Hotel Zone is nice and cheap. Roads and walkways are narrow and horrible. Internet is OK. If you stay in PV central, the beach isn't so great for s
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 74°AQI 37✈️4h$3,072 / mo🌇 Also went here13 people⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65°AQI 49✈️4h$4,897 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleLove Edinburgh. A very historic place that's just generally lovely to enjoy! It's actually not as Scottish as Glasgow. There is a huge English population, as well as many other cultures. A lovely city to spends hours walking around.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°AQI 25✈️8h$5,999 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleIt used to be a nice city for nomads, but its out-priced now and don't recommend it. I am a single female- remote worker from USA with residence permit of 2 years and have to say its not what it used to be. Stormy tropical weather as we speak so unpredictable these days. Landlords charging ridiculous prices and amenities just don't match quality that should be given. Looking into Spain as we speak..
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 41✈️8h$2,831 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleI find it difficult to understand what people see in this city. The cost to benefit ratio is just so terribly bad! This is by far the most expensive city in Europe (especially in terms of rent), with hardly anything to offer in comparision with other cities like Barcelona, Lisbon or Warsaw. The weather is just average, with cold and windy winters and mediocre summers. It's difficult to come by restaurants that offer anything other than Indian fast food for a decent price - most places are just u
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 3° 37° 5° 42°AQI 17✈️9h$6,000 / mo🌇 Also went here18 peopleI have heard of a friend of a friend that in France it is important to bring sandpaper and to have suitable medical insurance which covers eye reconstruction surgery. “Well worth a visit, would recommend”.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 5° 41° 8° 46°AQI 28✈️9h$5,024 / mo🌇 Also went here16 peopleFlorence is one of the most beautiful city in the world! Here you have the opportunity to taste real genuine, fresh and organic food and experience great wines (such a Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Nobile di Montepulciano, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Ornellaia and much more) ! Think that Italy is the only country in the world where each region produce a different kind of wine with different kind of local grapes. It is a real bless for palate. Italians are friendly and locals even more. Almost e
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 5° 41° 6° 43°AQI 30✈️10h$4,257 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleA walking stereotype. Overcrowded, messy, expensive. Literally nothing works. There are more USA people than in Lisbon, which I thought was impossible. Yes, Italians are awesome and food is great.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 38✈️10h$5,085 / mo🌇 Also went here13 peopleNo members are here right now. If you are, add it as a trip and you'll show up here!
