Pago Pago - Post Report Question and Answers
What is your housing like? What are typical housing sizes, locations, and commute times for expatriates?
Most housing is small houses, though a very few apartments a few "gated" communities exist. Mostly it is small 2-3 bedroom houses in rural villages.
Samoa does not have a tourist-based economy and so most housing is not meant for or used by expats. Generally people have to take whatever is available at the time they arrive. Usually that means 1-3 choices. Then you hope to upgrade to a nicer house when another expat rotates out of the country.
Commute times are usually around 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. There is one road in a ring around the island and the average traffic speed is 10 mph. - Feb 2018
