Is United States a good place to live for remote workers?

United States scores 88/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 271.2 Mbps, safety 65, healthcare 88, air quality 89, english 100) — rank 18 of 167. Fast cable/fibre almost everywhere; healthcare quality high but costly without employer insurance.

What does $3,000/month get you in United States?

Single-person essentials run about $2,410/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.2× essentials).

Livability · rank 18/167

Is 🇺🇸 United States (New York) a good place to live?

Quality score 88/100 against essentials of $2,410/month. Fast cable/fibre almost everywhere; healthcare quality high but costly without employer insurance.

The five metrics

Internet 100 271.2 Mbps median broadband, 94.7% online

Safety 65 5.8 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 88 UHC service coverage 88/100 (2023)

Air quality 89 PM2.5 9.9 µg/m³ (2023)

English 100 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.96 · corruption control 1.09 · stability -0.1 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $54.44 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $48.96/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($2,410)	Verdict
$2,000	0.8×	out of budget
$3,000	1.2×	comfortable
$5,000	2.1×	very comfortable

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda — quality 56.7, essentials $1,570/mo
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea — quality 48.4, essentials $1,345/mo
🇯🇲 Jamaica — quality 51.2, essentials $1,355/mo
🇬🇩 Grenada — quality 51.1, essentials $1,329/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is United States a good place to live for remote workers?: United States scores 88/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 271.2 Mbps, safety 65, healthcare 88, air quality 89, english 100) — rank 18 of 167. Fast cable/fibre almost everywhere; healthcare quality high but costly without employer insurance.
How fast is the internet in United States?: Median fixed broadband is around 271.2 Mbps. Fast cable/fibre almost everywhere; healthcare quality high but costly without employer insurance.
What does $3,000/month get you in United States?: Single-person essentials run about $2,410/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "comfortable" (1.2× essentials).