Which is cheaper, Bristol or Northampton?

Bristol and Northampton cost about the same: roughly $2,900 per month for one person.

Is Bristol or Northampton safer?

Bristol and Northampton score the same on safety (76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Bristol or Northampton?

Northampton: a measured median of 65.5 Mbps versus 52.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Bristol vs Northampton

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 66. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Bristol

out of 100

Creative, independent and an hour and a half from London

Full Bristol profile →Plan a trip to Bristol →

Northampton

out of 100

Shoemaking county town an hour from London

Full Northampton profile →Plan a trip to Northampton →

Where they differ

Air quality. Bristol leads on air quality, 93 to 85, against Northampton. PM2.5: 8.3 µg/m³ vs 11.6 µg/m³.

Where they are close. Within five points on internet, getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.

Pick Bristol if you want

no clear edge over Northampton in the data

Pick Northampton if you want

faster internet (65.5 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Bristol	Northampton
Cost of living	22	22
Safety	76	76
Healthcare	88	88
Internet	74	79 ✓
Visa ease	77	77
Getting there & around	42 ✓	41
Climate	25	25
Air quality	93 ✓	85
Quality of life	97	97

Cost

Metric	Bristol	Northampton
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$2,900	$2,900
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Bristol	Northampton
Homicides per 100k	0.93	0.93
Political stability (0–100)	70.7	70.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)	88	88
Life expectancy	80.7 yrs	80.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Bristol	Northampton
Download	52.8 Mbps	65.5 Mbps ✓
Upload	13.1 Mbps	18.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Bristol	Northampton
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	eTA required (online, before travel)	eTA required (online, before travel)
Entry, EU passport	180 days	180 days
Entry, UK passport	home country	home country

Getting there and around

Metric	Bristol	Northampton
Non-stop airport destinations	117	183 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	4 ✓	3
Transit (1–5, editorial)	3 ✓	2

Climate and air

Metric	Bristol	Northampton
Comfortable months per year	3	3
Annual mean PM2.5	8.3 µg/m³ ✓	11.6 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Bristol or Northampton?: Bristol and Northampton cost about the same: roughly $2,900 per month for one person.
Is Bristol or Northampton safer?: Bristol and Northampton score the same on safety (76), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Bristol or Northampton?: Northampton: a measured median of 65.5 Mbps versus 52.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.