Living in The Valley, Anguilla
The Valley is a smaller coastal city in Anguilla (under 250,000 people in the city proper). It has a warm climate, averaging 27°C over the year with about 1,005 mm of rain. We estimate a couple needs about €3,360 a month to live centrally, and Anguilla sits in our zero or very low tax tier. For foreigners, long-term residency in Anguilla is possible, with conditions.
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- Est. cost
- €3,360
- a month for a couple
- Tax tier
- Zero or very low
- personal income tax
- Climate
- 27°C
- 1,005 mm rain a year
- Size
- Smaller
- under 250,000 people
- Safety
- 78/100
- country-level
- Internet
- ~80 Mbps
- median fixed broadband
- Residency
- Possible, with conditions
- for most foreigners
What stands out about The Valley
- No or very low personal income tax
- Safer than 92% of the cities we compare
- Warmer than 85% of the cities we track
- English is widely spoken
- On or near the sea
Taxes
Anguilla sits in our zero or very low tax tier: little to no personal income tax. We use three tiers (zero or very low, low to medium, high) and apply them to every city in the country.
Source: OurNextCity tax tiers, assigned by hand from each country's top marginal personal income tax rate and overall tax reputation, with no fixed rate cut-offs. Country-level and coarse by design; not tax advice.
Safety and stability
Anguilla scores 78 out of 100 on safety, safer than 92% of the cities we compare. Its EIU Democracy Index score is 7.5 out of 10.
Source: Our own country-level safety estimate (0 to 100, higher is safer), shared by every city in Anguilla. Stability: EIU Democracy Index.
Language and culture
Main languages: English. English proficiency: native or near-native. Social openness scores 70 out of 100.
Source: EF English Proficiency Index (country-level); social openness is our secularism and tolerance composite.
Climate
The Valley averages 27°C across the year with about 1,005 mm of rain, which makes it warm and wet. It is warmer than 85% of the 1225 cities we track, and it sits on the coast.
Source: Temperature from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive, daily means for 2019 to 2023; rainfall from TerraClimate (University of Idaho) 1991 to 2020 normals. Annual averages; monthly breakdowns are not in our dataset yet.
Residency and visas
Possible, with conditions. Anguilla offers a government-administered residency-by-investment program via either a Capital Development Fund donation or a real-estate purchase, plus a separate high-value tax-residency option, with fast approval and no physical-presence requirement.
The cheapest self-funded routes we track for Anguilla:
- Investment: about $150k (Anguilla Capital Development Fund donation, US$150,000 single applicant (cheapest residency-by-investment route); as of June 2026)
Source: OurNextCity residency dataset, hand-reviewed approximations researched against published immigration rules, figures as of June 2026. Not legal advice: check the official source before you apply. Short-stay entry from the passport-index dataset (ilyankou, MIT).
Cost of living
We estimate a couple needs about €3,360 a month to live centrally in The Valley, 23% above the €2,729 median across the 900 cities we compare. That makes it more affordable than 28% of them.
Source: OurNextCity model: a country-level cost index (New York = 100) scaled up for larger cities. An estimate for comparing cities, not a budget.
Internet and remote work
Median fixed broadband in Anguilla runs at about 80 Mbps, faster than 30% of the cities we compare.
Source: Ookla Speedtest Global Index, median fixed broadband download speed, country-level.
Healthcare
Anguilla scores 66 out of 100 for healthcare, stronger than 59% of the cities we compare.
Source: Our own country-level healthcare estimate (0 to 100), shared by every city in Anguilla.
Questions couples ask about The Valley
Is The Valley a good place to live for couples?
It depends on what the two of you weigh most. Compared with the other cities we track, The Valley scores well on safety and English. It is weaker on affordability. Expect a warm, wet climate (27°C average). OurNextCity has each partner answer 12 questions privately, then ranks The Valley and 914 other cities for both of you at once.
How much does it cost a couple to live in The Valley?
We estimate about €3,360 a month for a couple living centrally, 23% above the €2,729 median across the cities we compare. It is a model estimate from a country-level cost index adjusted for city size, so use it to compare cities rather than to set a budget.
What are taxes like in The Valley?
Anguilla is in our zero or very low tax tier (little to no personal income tax). Tiers are country-level and deliberately coarse: zero or very low, low to medium, and high.
Can foreigners live in Anguilla long term?
Our assessment: possible, with conditions. Anguilla offers a government-administered residency-by-investment program via either a Capital Development Fund donation or a real-estate purchase, plus a separate high-value tax-residency option, with fast approval and no physical-presence requirement. The cheapest self-funded routes we track: investment, about $150k (as of 2026-06).
What is the weather like in The Valley?
The Valley averages 27°C across the year with about 1,005 mm of rain, which makes it warm and wet. It is warmer than 85% of the cities we track.
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