We test 21 NordVPN locations in the United States. Together they averaged 1,113 Mbps download across 1,379 successful tests in the last 30 days.
Average download is up 37% on the previous 30 days, from 811 to 1,113 Mbps.
1,379 of 2,482 test attempts completed in the last 30 days (55.6%). 1,103 of the 1,103 failures were tunnels that didn't connect.
Speed barely changes through the day, with 2% between the fastest and slowest periods. Figures are average download in Mbps.
Kansas City, US ranks 1 of 25 current NordVPN locations in North America by average download. That's the fastest NordVPN result we have in the region.
Surfshark's fastest current location in the United States is Nashville, US, averaging 1,364 Mbps against 1,300 Mbps here.
For the highest download speed, connect to Kansas City, US (1,300 Mbps). For the lowest latency, New York, US averages 76.7 ms, against 102.1 ms.
| # | Location | Download, Mbps | Up | Ping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kansas CityUnited States | 1,581.8 |
836.6 | 102.6 |
| 02 | CharlotteUnited States | 1,576.2 |
872.8 | 101.9 |
| 03 | NashvilleUnited States | 1,555.1 |
831.2 | 114.3 |
| 04 | MiamiUnited States | 1,538.5 |
810.6 | 108.0 |
| 05 | OmahaUnited States | 1,534.0 |
813.1 | 107.5 |
| 06 | HoustonUnited States | 1,531.4 |
674.3 | 109.3 |
| 07 | BuffaloUnited States | 1,524.6 |
940.6 | 107.5 |
| 08 | DenverUnited States | 1,454.5 |
743.4 | 118.1 |
| 09 | BostonUnited States | 1,444.7 |
1,026.7 | 83.3 |
| 10 | Salt Lake CityUnited States | 1,430.5 |
710.7 | 126.6 |
| 11 | San FranciscoUnited States | 1,351.8 |
571.5 | 143.0 |
| 12 | SeattleUnited States | 1,331.0 |
617.0 | 139.9 |
| 13 | PhoenixUnited States | 1,295.5 |
567.8 | 144.0 |
| 14 | AtlantaUnited States | 1,279.5 |
896.9 | 95.8 |
| 15 | DetroitUnited States | 1,263.1 |
909.9 | 100.3 |
| 16 | ChicagoUnited States | 1,249.1 |
902.6 | 94.2 |
| 17 | DallasUnited States | 1,243.1 |
702.9 | 119.8 |
| 18 | New YorkUnited States | 1,218.6 |
1,096.2 | 76.9 |
| 19 | AshburnUnited States | 1,214.0 |
903.5 | 82.3 |
| 20 | Los AngelesUnited States | 1,121.6 |
586.7 | 149.1 |
| 21 | Las VegasUnited States | 1,112.0 |
586.3 | 154.4 |
These figures come from our own automated WireGuard tests, run from one datacentre connection. They show what a server can deliver, not what you'll get at home, where your own broadband sets the limit. How we test.
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