If you’ve liked your taste of working from home this past year and are considering making it a permanent thing, you might want to consider moving. After all, if you can work from anywhere, why wouldn’t you try to pick the best spot? Here are the top 10 cities in America for remote workers:
- Portland, OR.The perfect mix of creative energy and ample public WiFi can be found in Portland. If you like getting your work done with some great coffee in a trendy cafe, you simply can’t do much better. Plus, Oregon had one of the highest percentages of remote workers in the country before COVID, so they clearly know what they’re doing already.
- San Francisco, CA.The rent is insane, but you never have a shortage of new friends to hang out with that also work remotely and probably know how to supercharge your computer.
- Phoenix, AZ.The thriving tech-startup scene, the weather, and the fast internet speeds make Phoenix an amazing spot to plant your home office.
- Denver, CO.Remote workers were loving Denver way before COVID-19 hit and it’s probably because it’s got such a high quality-of-life level.
- Dallas, TX.If you made a pie chart with ‘lower cost of living’ in one circle, and ‘strong business community’ in the other, where they overlap you would find Dallas.
- Austin, TX.Austin has been experiencing record-breaking levels of growth and a lot of them are remote workers. The fact that the city has been investing in its high-speed internet access must help keep all these digital nomads happy.
- Milwaukee, WI.With over a dozen colleges to keep it feeling young and one-bedroom apartments renting for under $1K, Milwaukee is quickly becoming a hot spot for remote workers on a budget.
- Atlanta, GA.Cost of living is fairly low by comparison for folks living in Atlanta and if you like taking your laptop outside to work, it’s hard to find a better spot for beautiful outdoor workspaces.
- Tampa, FL.If you’ve always dreamed about being a ‘Florida Man,’ Tampa is a great spot to work from home. It’s affordable, business-friendly, but you’re going to move there because the weather is fantastic.
- New York, NY.Expensive?Yes.Competitive?Yes.But still an amazing city to be a remote worker?Yes, yes, and yes.And it seems like NYC is trying to fully embrace digital nomads since they just recently passed the “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act to make sure folks get paid promptly.Plus, you know what they say about people that make it there.
Source:The Ladders