The 7 Best Cities For Remote Workers In 2021

It’s hard to believe that we have been living with Covid-19 for over a year now. One thing that keeps coming up in conversations with my friends is how much it has impacted our perception of time over the last year. There have been times when a single week brought so much change that it felt like a month, and other times when months passed that felt like one neverending week! Until we have some more perspective, it will be difficult to pinpoint exactly what the long-term effects of the pandemic will be on our lives and our careers. There is one major trend, however, that I feel pretty certain will remain among the major impacts of Covid-19 on our professional lives: the continued rise of remote work. As technology has brought instantaneous connectivity and created incredible leaps in communication opportunities, remote work has been steadily growing. Since 2010, there has been an astonishing 400% increase in employees who work from home at least once a week. Of course this was all greatly accelerated one year ago when lockdowns sent many workers out of the office. This is likely to continue well after we can safely say that the worst of Covid-19 is behind us. We can expect the continuation of remote work and the rise of hybrid models to be two of the major effects of Covid-19 on our work lives. Among business leaders, 80% expect that staff will continue to work remotely or be partially remote into 2021 and beyond. Besides saving many workers a grueling commute, and boosting the sales of athleisure as “sweatpants chic” becomes the norm in our virtual office, the rise of remote work has created many new opportunities for workers who are no longer bound by the limitations of geographic locations. While many remote roles will still be geographically specific, the opportunity to work a new job from home will certainly open many possibilities for workers. Ready for a change of pace? Eager to find new stomping grounds, a little more space or the perfect balance of cost of living and quality of life? Here are 7 of the best cities for remote workers to explore. Nothing against Portland, Oregon, and we all loved Portlandia. But, I’m talking about the other Portland. Portland, Maine, consistently ranks high on lists of the best places to live in the United States. In fact, a 2020 list on livability ranked Portland the number four best place to live in the country, and it also made the U. S. News top 10. Portland is a beautiful coastal city that offers charming architecture and proximity to spectacular nature, including Maine’s rocky beaches, marshes and forests. Portland, Maine, is home to a thriving restaurant scene, which earned it Bon Appétit’s 2018 Best Restaurant City title. Are you a fan of craft beer? Because Portland has the highest count of craft breweries per capita in the country. With Portland’s population of less than 70,000, you could be forgiven for thinking that it has the economy of a sleepy vacation town.

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