The Americas — From Manhattan to Montevideo

The Americas span the globe from the Arctic tundra to the Patagonian steppe, encompassing the world's largest economy and some of its most dynamic emerging markets. In the north, the United States and Canada provide stability, sophisticated financial infrastructure, and asset protection, while Latin America offers residency pathways with minimal physical presence requirements and territorial tax regimes.

Panama's Friendly Nations Visa and Uruguay's Rentista Visa exemplify the region's appeal for mobile capital, granting residency with modest income thresholds and no mandatory stay. Meanwhile, the U.S. EB-5 program and Canada's Start-Up Visa attract those seeking permanent footholds in stable, English-speaking jurisdictions. The regulatory landscape varies widely: Switzerland's banking secrecy contrasts with Panama's EU grey-listing, while Uruguay's trust law and the Bahamas' non-public register offer nuanced privacy options.

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 depth	Tax regime	Residency pathway	Family offices	Privacy & discretion	Composite
1	New York City United States	98	100	58	100	97	94
2	Miami United States	82	72	72	86	72	81
3	Chicago United States	86	96	58	82	58	80
4	Los Angeles United States	82	83	58	78	58	78
5	San Francisco United States	88	69	58	82	58	78
6	Las Vegas United States	68	82	68	68	78	73
7	Austin United States	68	72	62	72	68	70
8	Montevideo Uruguay	68	86	82	68	82	67
9	Panama City Panama	78	92	92	72	86	66
10	Santiago Chile	75	68	78	76	72	65
11	Buenos Aires Argentina	90	58	72	74	68	63
12	São Paulo Brazil	78	61	68	88	70	59
13	Toronto Canada	70	70	0	70	70	57
14	Asunción Paraguay	70	86	86	58	78	52
15	Seattle United States	70	70	0	70	67	51
16	Montréal Canada	57	70	0	70	53	50
17	Denver United States	66	70	0	70	70	48
18	Vancouver Canada	70	70	0	56	37	48
19	Phoenix United States	65	70	0	70	65	47
20	Boston United States	58	70	0	70	53	46
21	Naples United States	56	70	0	70	68	45
22	Houston United States	56	70	0	65	49	43
23	San José Costa Rica	52	18	0	70	57	42
24	Calgary Canada	55	70	0	60	38	41
25	Mexico City Mexico	72	58	72	72	58	38
26	Atlanta United States	34	55	0	58	41	33
27	Lima Peru	70	21	0	55	37	31
28	Dallas United States	42	47	0	48	30	29
29	San Diego United States	35	38	0	45	30	27
30	Bogotá Colombia	70	12	0	68	33	26
31	Charlotte United States	36	45	0	33	18	25
32	Quito Ecuador	56	8	0	70	52	24
33	Nashville United States	16	25	0	38	25	18
34	West Palm Beach United States	20	6	0	43	26	17
35	Rio de Janeiro Brazil	8	9	0	36	12	16
36	San Salvador El Salvador	29	2	0	31	18	12
37	Cuenca Ecuador	13	5	0	47	32	11
38	Honolulu United States	17	12	0	12	8	11
39	Boulder United States	23	12	0	10	6	10
40	Stamford United States	8	12	0	10	5	6
41	Cartagena Colombia	8	0	0	15	3	5
42	Medellín Colombia	13	0	0	15	6	5
43	Maldonado Uruguay	1	3	0	5	2	3
44	Cabo San Lucas Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	1
45	San Miguel de Allende Mexico	0	0	0	1	1	1
46	Tulum Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0

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