Digital Nomad Cities by Nature: Tier List

This tier list places every city by its Nature score alone, our 1 to 10 rating for nature and the outdoors. It is one of the 13 factors behind the overall Nomad Score, isolated here so you can see which cities lead on nature and the outdoors and which lag.

Tiers follow the Nature score: S is 9 to 10, A is 8, B is 7, C is 6, D is 5, F is below 5. Tap any city for its full breakdown, or see the all-round tier list and the ranked lists.

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By category

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Frequently asked questions

What is this tier list based on?

Each city is placed purely by its Nature score, our 1 to 10 rating for nature and the outdoors. S tier is 9 to 10, down to F for below 5.

Which cities are S tier?

Cape Town, Vancouver, Pokhara, Reykjavik, Jeju Island, Bariloche, Lake Atitlán, Queenstown, Cairns, Annecy, Innsbruck, Lucerne, Ponta Delgada, Bergen, Kotor, Bled, Krabi, Sapa, Kota Kinabalu, Siargao, Palawan, El Nido, Lombok, Nusa Penida, Tromsø, Grenoble, Ninh Binh, Calgary, Arusha, Chamonix, Stepantsminda, Lauterbrunnen, Zhangjiajie, Ha Long, Coron, Reine, El Chaltén, Plitvice Lakes, Wanaka, Batad, Zermatt, Labuan Bajo, Phong Nha, Geiranger, Ha Giang, San Pedro de Atacama, Monteverde, Mestia, Wadi Rum, Nong Khiaw, Honolulu, Guilin, Malé, Ulaanbaatar, Dunedin, Koh Tao, Bohol, Manaus, Salt Lake City, Hualien, La Fortuna, Puerto Varas, Mindo, Zakopane, Trento, Ushuaia, Nelson, Maun, Bozeman, Karakol, Puerto Madryn, Roseau, Thimphu, Nosy Be, Victoria Falls, Mahe, Papeete, Cayenne, Torshavn, Nuuk, Sao Tome, Saint-Denis, Koror, Longyearbyen, Stanley, Gilgit, Inverness, Bali (Canggu), Split, Auckland, Goa, Cusco, Tamarindo, Tenerife, Crete, Phuket, Koh Phangan, Ubud, Oslo, Dubrovnik, Langkawi, Sapporo, Weligama, Denver, Florianópolis, Santa Marta, Tulum, Mendoza, Puerto Escondido, Boquete, Zanzibar, Taghazout, Mauritius, Gold Coast, Christchurch, Byron Bay, Hobart, Ericeira, Tarifa, Phu Quoc, Stavanger, Salzburg, Funchal, Brașov, Ohrid, Sarandë, Pula, Chania, Fethiye, Cappadocia, Luang Prabang, Pai, Boracay, Vilcabamba, San Sebastián, Trondheim, Freiburg, Chiang Rai, Khao Lak, Kanchanaburi, Kuching, Vang Vieng, San Diego, Victoria, Manizales, Windhoek, Darwin, Suva, Nouméa, Almaty, Rishikesh, Bishkek, Bacalar, Ella, Dahab, Dharamshala, Salento, Baños, Leh, Meteora, El Calafate, Livingstone, Nikko, Guatapé, Hallstatt, Yangshuo, Göreme, Jericoacoara, Merzouga, Pamukkale, Uyuni, Vinales, Shirakawa-go, Lijiang, Pisac, Moshi, Ölüdeniz, Bocas del Toro, Perast, Santa Teresa, Mirissa, Kuta Lombok, Ksamil, Sagada, Nuwara Eliya, Dali, Hpa-An, Koyasan, Copacabana, Otavalo, Purmamarca, Pucón, Ometepe, Munnar, Banaue, Chachapoyas, Huaraz, Bandipur, Holbox, Lençóis, Coroico, Musanze, Tarapoto, Asheville, Montego Bay, Mombasa, Bansko, Ioannina, Naxos, Herceg Novi, Cameron Highlands, Puerto Viejo, Knysna, Arugam Bay, Sokcho, Trincomalee, Siwa, Setúbal, Trabzon, Coorg, Hermanus, Rotorua, Broome, Jinja, Kelowna, Gangtok, Valdivia, New Plymouth, Port Vila, Al Ula, Ifrane, Nanyuki, Tofo, Boise, Nanaimo, St John's, Campo Grande, Kagoshima, St George's, Castries, Georgetown, Paramaribo, Roatan, San Pedro, Dushanbe, Bandar Seri Begawan, Dili, Apia, Nukualofa, Rarotonga, Kingstown, Road Town, Kralendijk, Pointe-a-Pitre, Fort-de-France, Andorra la Vella, Vaduz, Libreville, Maseru, Pago Pago, Kolonia, Honiara, Alofi, Brades, Shillong, Luang Namtha, Miri, Taitung, Iquitos, Kuopio, Swansea, Plymouth, Klagenfurt, Bregenz, Konstanz, Liberec, Zilina, Whangarei, Nelspruit, Townsville, Launceston. S tier is deliberately rare.

Is a lower-tier city a bad place to live?

Not necessarily. The tiers rank one dimension, so a lower-tier city can still be a great fit if it is strong in the things you care about most. Open any city to see its full breakdown.

How often is it updated?

It is generated directly from our city data, so it updates whenever scores change or new cities are added.