Nomad Watch

Changelog

Every change to our researched data, with the old and new value and why it changed. Records are researched from official sources and published through review.

  1. City scores Ponta do Sol

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched

    completed source checks across all 14 categories; added evidence, comparison cities, country-prep alignment and explicit limits for unchecked factors (https://digitalnomads.startupmadeira.eu/pontadosol/).

  2. City scores Ponta Delgada

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Digital nomad visa availability 8 ⁠8.7
    • Freedom of speech 8.7 ⁠8.4
    • Healthcare 7 ⁠6.5
    • Healthcare quality 6.8 ⁠6.3
    • Political stability 8.6 ⁠6.5
    • Safety 8.7 ⁠8
    • Tax friendliness 6.1 ⁠5.2
    • Visa ease 7.3 ⁠7

    Safety 8.7 to 8.0 balances low violent-crime perceptions against recorded offences and local policing reports (https://criminalidade.pt/municipio/ponta-delgada/; https://www.numbeo.com/crime/in/Ponta-Delgada-Portugal).

  3. City scores Peniche

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Coworking quality 4.6 ⁠6.5
    • Digital nomad visa availability 8.5 ⁠8.7
    • Freedom of speech 8.8 ⁠8.4
    • Indoors fun 3.7 ⁠4.5
    • Natural disaster risk 7.6 ⁠6.2
    • Political stability 8.4 ⁠6.5
    • Tax friendliness 5.5 ⁠5.2
    • Visa ease 7.3 ⁠7

    Digital Nomad Visa Availability changed from 8.5 to 8.7 after checking local evidence or applying the shared Portugal assessment (https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/temporary-stay).

  4. City scores Olhao

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Cost of living 6.6 ⁠5.3
    • Coworking quality 4.1 ⁠6
    • Digital nomad visa availability 8.2 ⁠8.7
    • Food groceries 7.1 ⁠6.3
    • Freedom of speech 9 ⁠8.4
    • Natural disaster risk 8.3 ⁠5.5
    • Political stability 8.5 ⁠6.5
    • Tax friendliness 6.1 ⁠5.2
    • Visa ease 7.3 ⁠7

    Digital Nomad Visa Availability 8.2 → 8.7; Identical to the Portugal prep and researched Lisbon and Porto; no city exception. Source

  5. City scores Nazaré

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Coworking quality 5.2 ⁠6.5
    • Digital nomad visa availability 8.1 ⁠8.7
    • Freedom of speech 8.6 ⁠8.4
    • Gym membership cost 5.6 ⁠6.5
    • Natural disaster risk 7.5 ⁠6.5
    • Political stability 8.3 ⁠6.5
    • Tax friendliness 5.5 ⁠5.2
    • Visa ease 7.1 ⁠7

    Digital Nomad Visa Availability 8.1 → 8.7; aligned with the unchanged Portugal country prep (https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/temporary-stay).

  6. City scores Machico

    • Political stability 8.4 ⁠6.5
    • Visa ease 7.5 ⁠7

    Online Community Presence 3.4 → 6, corrected against cited evidence and comparison cities (https://madeiraeastcoasters.com/).

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