Fort Worth vs Naperville
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Naperville edges it, 65 to 64, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Fort Worth is stronger on nothing outright; Naperville on getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Cowtown with a walkable downtown, world-class museums and the DFW hub next door
Full Fort Worth profile →Plan a trip to Fort Worth →Affluent Chicago suburb with a riverwalk and Metra trains downtown
Full Naperville profile →Plan a trip to Naperville →Where they differ
- Getting there & around. Naperville leads on getting there & around, 61 to 49, against Fort Worth. Non-stop airport destinations: 269 vs 288.
- Climate. Fort Worth leads on climate, 42 to 33, against Naperville. Comfortable months: 5 vs 4.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Fort Worth if you want
- to spend about $15 less a month
Pick Naperville if you want
- more flights and easier getting around
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Fort Worth | Naperville |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 19 ✓ | 19 |
| Safety | 51 | 51 |
| Healthcare | 85 | 85 |
| Internet | 85 | 87 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 49 | 61 ✓ |
| Climate | 42 ✓ | 33 |
| Air quality | 92 ✓ | 92 |
| Quality of life | 96 | 96 |
Cost
| Metric | Fort Worth | Naperville |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one person | $3,093 ✓ | $3,108 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Fort Worth | Naperville |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 60.3 | 60.3 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 88 | 88 |
| Life expectancy | 78.5 yrs | 78.5 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Fort Worth | Naperville |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 98.4 Mbps | 109.6 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 19.8 Mbps | 20.4 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Fort Worth | Naperville |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | home country | home country |
| Entry, EU passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, UK passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Fort Worth | Naperville |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 269 | 288 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Fort Worth | Naperville |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 ✓ | 4 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 8.5 µg/m³ ✓ | 8.7 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Fort Worth or Naperville?
- Fort Worth is cheaper: about $3,093 per month versus $3,108 for one person.
- Is Fort Worth or Naperville safer?
- Fort Worth and Naperville score the same on safety (51), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Fort Worth or Naperville?
- Naperville: a measured median of 109.6 Mbps versus 98.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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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); Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.