The Americas — From Manhattan to Montevideo

North America offers the deepest capital markets and the costliest tax regimes; Latin America offers territorial taxation, attractive residencies and, in the right cities, a quality of life that is consistently underestimated by those who have not visited.

Jurisdictions in this region

Argentina 1 city
Brazil 2 cities
Canada 4 cities
Chile 1 city
Colombia 3 cities
Costa Rica 1 city
Ecuador 2 cities
Mexico 4 cities
Panama 1 city
Peru 1 city
Paraguay 1 city
El Salvador 1 city
United States 22 cities
Uruguay 2 cities

The cities, ranked.

#	City	Banking	Tax	Residency	Family Office	Privacy	Composite
1	New York City United States	98	72	58	100	88	89
2	Miami United States	82	72	72	86	72	81
3	Panama City Panama	78	92	92	72	86	80
4	Chicago United States	86	88	58	82	58	79
5	San Francisco United States	88	69	58	82	58	78
6	Los Angeles United States	82	72	58	78	58	77
7	São Paulo Brazil	78	61	68	88	70	77
8	Buenos Aires Argentina	90	58	72	74	68	75
9	Santiago Chile	75	68	78	76	72	75
10	Montevideo Uruguay	68	86	82	68	82	74
11	Las Vegas United States	68	82	68	68	78	73
12	Austin United States	68	72	62	72	68	70
13	Mexico City Mexico	72	58	72	72	58	70
14	Asunción Paraguay	70	86	86	58	78	69
15	Atlanta United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Bogotá Colombia	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Boston United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Boulder United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Cabo San Lucas Mexico	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Calgary Canada	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Cartagena Colombia	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Charlotte United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Cuenca Ecuador	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Dallas United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Denver United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Honolulu United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Houston United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Lima Peru	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Maldonado Uruguay	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Medellín Colombia	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Montréal Canada	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Naples United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Nashville United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Phoenix United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Quito Ecuador	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Rio de Janeiro Brazil	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	San Diego United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	San José Costa Rica	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	San Miguel de Allende Mexico	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	San Salvador El Salvador	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Seattle United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Stamford United States	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Toronto Canada	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Tulum Mexico	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Vancouver Canada	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	West Palm Beach United States	—	—	—	—	—	—

All scores 0–100. Composite is a weighted aggregate of banking, tax, residency, luxury, internationality, privacy and family-office presence.