North America

San Miguel de Allende

Guanajuato · Mexico

Sanctuary Score

84 / 100

#2 in the Americas

“Mexico's UNESCO highland capital where La Parroquia's pink spires anchor cobblestone streets, 10,000 expats supply the canonical 'soft landing,' and Travel + Leisure keeps naming it the best city on earth.”

The townscape with the Parroquia rising above — San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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The pink neo-Gothic Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel — San Miguel de Allende, Mexico — Photo: Oscar.duran1 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Parroquia church and its spires — San Miguel de Allende, Mexico — Pexels

The ten pillars

Each scored 1–10 by hand. Their sum is the Sanctuary Score.

Nature7 / 10

Walkability10 / 10

Food9 / 10

Healthcare8 / 10

Climate stability9 / 10

Air & water7 / 10

Safety7 / 10

Connectivity7 / 10

Community10 / 10

Beauty10 / 10

At a glance

Tracked separately from the score — these describe the place, they don't rank it.

Climate: Temperate
Sensory load: 3/10 · calm
Cost: $$; ~$900/mo · 1BR
Expat community: High

Sources

Scores are set by hand against cited public sources — the curation stays auditable.

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