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 Machico

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Accommodation cost 6 ⁠5.1
    • Cost of living 7 ⁠6.1
    • Digital nomad popularity 3.3 ⁠5
    • Digital nomad visa availability 8.4 ⁠8.7
    • Freedom of speech 8.8 ⁠8.4
    • Freelance ecosystem 3.4 ⁠4.8
    • Networking opportunities 3.5 ⁠5.5
    • Nomad events meetups 2.7 ⁠6
    • Nomad friendly 5.8 ⁠6.8
    • Online community presence 3.4 ⁠6

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

  2. City scores Leiria

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Coworking quality 5.5 ⁠7
    • Digital nomad visa availability 8 ⁠8.7
    • Freedom of speech 8.8 ⁠8.4
    • Natural disaster risk 7.7 ⁠6.5
    • Political stability 8.6 ⁠6.5
    • Tax friendliness 5.5 ⁠5.2

    Digital Nomad Visa Availability 8 → 8.7. Aligned with the unchanged country prep; original ministry source was blocked this pass (https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/temporary-stay).

  3. City scores Lagos

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Accommodation cost 4 ⁠4.6
    • Cost of living 5.6 ⁠5
    • Coworking quality 5.9 ⁠7
    • Digital nomad visa availability 8.4 ⁠8.7
    • Freedom of speech 8.8 ⁠8.4
    • Natural disaster risk 7.9 ⁠5.5
    • Political stability 8.6 ⁠6.5
    • Tax friendliness 5.7 ⁠5.2
    • Visa ease 7.5 ⁠7

    Digital Nomad Visa Availability changed from 8.4 to 8.7 after checking the shared Portugal country assessment (https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/temporary-stay).

  4. City scores Horta

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Digital nomad visa availability 7.9 ⁠8.7
    • Freedom of speech 8.7 ⁠8.4
    • Freelance ecosystem 3.2 ⁠4.5
    • Political stability 8.2 ⁠6.5
    • Power grid reliability 8.2 ⁠7.5
    • Tax friendliness 5.6 ⁠5.2
    • Transportation cost 6.6 ⁠7.5
    • Visa ease 6.9 ⁠7

    Digital Nomad Visa Availability changed from 7.9 to 8.7 after the local evidence check or alignment with the shared Portugal benchmark (https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/residency).

  5. City scores Guimarães

    • Startup scene 4.1 ⁠5.8
    • Tax friendliness 5.1 ⁠5.2
    • Visa ease 7.5 ⁠7

    Airport Connectivity and Intercity Travel Options explanations corrected for the Porto metro transfer and roughly 75-minute train journey; scores retained (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guimar%C3%A3es).

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