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| ⭐️ Overall score | 235 reviews |
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| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 😤 People density | |
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| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
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| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
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| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 64 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 32°C 89°F + 🥵 Sweaty (79%) = feels 44°C 111°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 34 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Central Northwest |
| 🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Northshore |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Start Houston |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Brightwork CoResearch |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Paper Co. Coffee |
| ☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Boomtown Coffee |
| 🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Southside Espresso |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 15% of visitors return |
| 📸 Visitors per year | 1,500,000 visitors |
| 📸 Tourists now | 28,747 tourists |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 2,300,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita | $57,808 / year |
| 😤 Population density | 🧘♀️ empty: 29x29m (841m²) per person |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | American Airlines |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | US Airways |
| 🏥 Best hospital | The Menninger Clinic |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,586 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,616 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,507 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,573 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,200 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $199 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,726 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $81 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (316 listings) | $3,524 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $116 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $12 |
| 🥤 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
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels | 5915° cool | 6418° cool | 7222° mild | 7725° warm | 9535° hot | 11144° scorching | 11345° scorching | 11345° scorching | 10943° scorching | 8630° warm | 7021° mild | 7021° mild |
| Real | 5915° cool | 6418° cool | 7222° mild | 7725° warm | 8429° very warm | 9032° hot | 9133° hot | 9133° hot | 9032° hot | 8127° warm | 6921° mild | 6820° mild |
| Humidity | damp 73% | nice 86% | nice 76% | nice 74% | sweaty 82% | sweaty 79% | sweaty 77% | sweaty 77% | sweaty 76% | sweaty 78% | nice 73% | nice 72% |
| Rain | rainy 82mm | rainy 64mm | dry 33mm | rainy 77mm | rainy 303mm | rainy 198mm | rainy 115mm | rainy 201mm | rainy 170mm | rainy 113mm | rainy 55mm | rainy 57mm |
| Cloud | pockets 44% | overcast 90% | cloudy 57% | cloudy 54% | cloudy 54% | pockets 34% | pockets 27% | pockets 25% | pockets 18% | pockets 35% | cloudy 51% | pockets 37% |
| Air quality | clean 24 US AQI | okay 66 US AQI | okay 66 US AQI | okay 66 US AQI | okay 66 US AQI | okay 66 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI |
| Sun | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 378 people | 350 people | 457 people | 400 people | 525 people | 457 people | 343 people | 364 people | 433 people | 467 people | 533 people | 800 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88°🥵AQI 38✈️19min$4,402 / mo🌇 Also went here85 peopleI 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
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 41° 106° 34° 93°🥵AQI 58✈️3h$4,712 / mo🌇 Also went here101 peopleI'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.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 120😷✈️3h$5,111 / mo🌇 Also went here117 peopleI've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 45✈️4h$5,687 / mo🌇 Also went here96 peoplePros: -Great airport for connections to Africa and South America. -Has some really beautiful views. -Great fruit and fish. -Native Portuguese people are generally friendly and helpful. -Wonderful moderate climate (better than Spain) Cons: -The dirtiest major city I've seen in Europe. Filthy buildings and dog crap everywhere. -Unsafe - most other women I spoke to said they feel unsafe walking alone here (being leered at, whistled at and followed by the mostly immigrant men is a common occurrenc
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 16✈️10h$2,139 / mo🌇 Also went here76 peopleHow did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 21✈️11h$4,828 / mo🌇 Also went here84 peopleParis is wonderful, and I love it here, but the stereotypes some real truth to them. I stepped off the plane to a protest, my airbnb host was incredibly stylish yet didn't wear deoderant, and I met the rudest waiter I've ever encountered in my entire life on day 3 (though most Parisians are super nice!)
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 51✈️11h$4,016 / mo🌇 Also went here100 peopleEven if the city is kind of on the decline, it still is awesome. Perfect weather all year, amazing food, vibrant local & expat community.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 76°AQI 22✈️11h$3,105 / mo🌇 Also went here77 peopleBerlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62°AQI 15✈️11h$3,080 / mo🌇 Also went here70 peopleRome has tourist fatigue. Servers are curt and it's hard to find a decent restaurant.
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 28° 82° 26° 79°AQI 25✈️12h$4,199 / mo🌇 Also went here76 peopleTokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee
⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 34° 93° 29° 83°AQI 25✈️14h$3,516 / mo🌇 Also went here76 people
