Chiang Mai
🇹🇭 Northern Thailand · Ranked #85 of 182 worldwide
58SCORE
Chiang Mai is a value play, priced well below comparable metros. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.
The original digital-nomad hub — temples, mountains, $600 rents; February burning-season smoke is the catch.
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The numbers
Median home฿2.80M
Median rent฿12,000/mo
Gross rental yield5.1%
Median age38 yrs
How it scores
| Climate |
| 50 |
| Affordability |
| 70 |
| Momentum |
| 60 |
| Resilience |
| 52 |
Livability grades
B+Safety
BSchools
BState
A-Hiking