People Work From Home Most in These 5 Cities — How Much Does It Cost To Live There?
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Working from home has become the norm for a lot of office workers ever since the pandemic. For the last five years, millions of workers get to perform work duties and make money from the comfort of home — but if you live in one of these cities, you have a higher chance of being one of those remote workers.
According to data collected by SmartAsset, nearly 30% of all workers in these top five cities work from home. And the average commute is over 20 minutes for the remaining workers that have to drive to work everyday.
GOBankingRates listed the top five cities where people work from home the most, plus how much it costs to live there.
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, with a population of around 225,000.
While the Lone Star State is generally affordable, Frisco has grown rapidly and the average cost of homes and utilities is about 20% higher than most places in the U.S. The average home costs around $590,000 and median monthly rent is near $1,800 per month.
Frisco tops the list of remote workers with about 34% of the active workforce working from home. This means just over 40,000 people in Frisco have work-from-home jobs and don’t have to commute to work.
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city in northern California located east of San Francisco, hoasting a population of around 125,000.
As with most popular areas of California, Berkeley is an expensive city to live in, mostly due to housing costs being over 170% higher than most places in the U.S. The average home costs around $1.4 million, and median monthly rent is over $4,100 per month.
A perk of living in Berkeley is that over 30% of workers get to work from their (expensive) homes. With roughly 31.3% of active workers being remote, this means around 19,000 people in Berkeley have work-from-home jobs without a commute.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the most populous city in North Carolina, with a population of around 875,000.
This Southern hotspot offers big-city amenities at a relatively affordable price, with the average cost of homes and utilities is about 5% to 10% lower than most places in the U.S. The average home costs around $435,000 and median monthly rent is near $1,325 per month.
The Queen City also has its fair share of remote workers, with about 30% of the active workforce working from home. This is a big number, with over 150,000 workers in the city reporting working from home on a daily basis.
Cary, North Carolina
Cary is a city in North Carolina near the capital of the stat, Raleigh.
Cary has a population of around 175,000 and is one of the more expensive cities in the state. This is mostly due to housing costs being about 29% higher than most places in the U.S. The average home costs around $640,000 million and median monthly rent is over $1,950 per month.
Nearly 30% of workers in Cary have remote jobs, making it a convenient place to live and work. Out of all active workers, over 27,000 have work-from-home gigs that don’t require showing up at the office everyday.
Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad is a beautiful beach town near San Diego, California, with a population of around 115,000. As with other beach towns in southern California, the costs of living in Carlsbad is very high.
This is due to the average cost of homes being about 190% higher than most places in the U.S. The average home costs nearly $1.5 million, and the median monthly rent is about $4,400 per month.
Over 29% workers in Carlsbad are working from home, according to the report. It also revealed more than 15,000 active workers in Carlsbad don’t have to commute everyday and get to enjoy sunny beach weather nearly year-round.
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