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| ⭐️ Overall score | 235 reviews |
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| 🎓 Education level* | |
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| 🙊 English speaking* | |
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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* | |
| 🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
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| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip time | 5 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 52 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 34°C 92°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 46°C 115°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 57 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 | 16% 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 | $3,410 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,466 / 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) | $1,655 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $78 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (489 listings) | $2,924 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $96 / 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
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| 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 | 500 people | 343 people | 257 people | 380 people | 360 people | 433 people | 533 people | 800 people |
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 5✈️3h$4,805 / mo🌇 Also went here113 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
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⭐️ All 💵 Cost 📡 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 71°AQI 36✈️10h$2,075 / mo🌇 Also went here70 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 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 9✈️14h$3,486 / mo🌇 Also went here76 peopleDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser
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