2026
Best cities for remote workers
$120,000 held flat. One adult, one bedroom. Ranked by what is left after tax and rent. Lubbock leaves $5,037 a month. Work-from-home share and home internet sit beside the money so a cheap city with no connection is not the whole story.
Programs that require a remote job
- Tulsa Remote
$10,000 · Open
- Ascend WV
$12,000 over 24 months · Open
- Muncie (MakeMyMove)
$5,000 · Open
- Paducah Remote Workers Incentive
$5,000 · Open
- Fond du Lac County (MakeMyMove)
$5,500 cash · Open
- West Memphis (MakeMyMove)
$5,000 to rent, $10,000 to buy · Open
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Work from home | Internet | Remote grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock, TX | $5,037/mo | 7.4% | 70.8% | — |
| 2 | Wichita Falls, TX | $5,027/mo | 5.0% | 68.1% | — |
| 3 | McAllen, TX | $5,021/mo | 9.2% | 65.0% | — |
| 4 | Longview, TX | $5,014/mo | 8.4% | 60.0% | — |
| 5 | Amarillo, TX | $4,994/mo | 7.7% | 73.0% | — |
| 6 | Fargo, ND | $4,983/mo | 9.4% | 75.5% | — |
| 7 | Texarkana, TX | $4,977/mo | 4.6% | 59.6% | — |
| 8 | Killeen, TX | $4,948/mo | 9.7% | 70.8% | — |
| 9 | Laredo, TX | $4,945/mo | 5.4% | 71.6% | — |
| 10 | Morristown, TN | $4,934/mo | 4.8% | 63.4% | — |
| 11 | Sherman, TX | $4,931/mo | 11.2% | 65.2% | — |
| 12 | Grand Forks, ND | $4,924/mo | 6.9% | 73.7% | — |
| 13 | Ames, IA | $4,921/mo | 8.7% | 68.2% | — |
| 14 | Eagle Pass, TX | $4,918/mo | 4.4% | 64.4% | — |
| 15 | El Paso, TX | $4,906/mo | 7.2% | 71.5% | — |
| 16 | Beaumont, TX | $4,897/mo | 4.1% | 67.5% | — |
| 17 | Sioux Falls, SD | $4,891/mo | 9.3% | 81.0% | — |
| 18 | Brownsville, TX | $4,886/mo | 9.4% | 49.9% | — |
| 19 | Kingsport, TN | $4,885/mo | 10.9% | 70.3% | — |
| 20 | College Station, TX | $4,882/mo | 10.5% | 67.0% | — |
| 21 | Victoria, TX | $4,877/mo | 6.5% | 60.3% | — |
| 22 | Johnson City, TN | $4,868/mo | 11.3% | 71.7% | — |
| 23 | San Angelo, TX | $4,862/mo | 7.7% | 68.6% | — |
| 24 | Davenport, IA | $4,851/mo | 9.3% | 72.1% | — |
| 25 | Tyler, TX | $4,848/mo | 9.1% | 51.7% | — |
| 26 | Waterloo, IA | $4,840/mo | 6.8% | 71.8% | — |
| 27 | Dubuque, IA | $4,836/mo | 11.0% | 71.8% | — |
| 28 | Clarksville, TN | $4,831/mo | 9.5% | 73.2% | — |
| 29 | Minot, ND | $4,822/mo | 6.2% | 80.0% | — |
| 30 | Memphis, TN | $4,818/mo | 9.9% | 67.7% | West Memphis (MakeMyMove) |
| 31 | Iowa City, IA | $4,816/mo | 11.5% | 77.7% | — |
| 32 | Alexandria, LA | $4,815/mo | 4.5% | 58.6% | — |
| 33 | Rapid City, SD | $4,807/mo | 8.5% | 75.8% | — |
| 34 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $4,803/mo | 7.7% | 61.6% | — |
| 35 | Jefferson City, MO | $4,795/mo | 9.3% | 69.8% | — |
| 36 | Corpus Christi, TX | $4,775/mo | 6.4% | 71.2% | — |
| 37 | St. Joseph, MO | $4,769/mo | 7.2% | 62.1% | — |
| 38 | Sebring, FL | $4,764/mo | 7.6% | 64.9% | — |
| 39 | Waco, TX | $4,759/mo | 8.8% | 64.8% | — |
| 40 | Bismarck, ND | $4,758/mo | 8.1% | 78.0% | — |
| 41 | Cleveland, TN | $4,754/mo | 8.6% | 69.1% | — |
| 42 | San Antonio, TX | $4,753/mo | 13.4% | 75.2% | — |
| 43 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $4,749/mo | 11.0% | 76.5% | — |
| 44 | Monroe, LA | $4,735/mo | 6.9% | 55.1% | — |
| 45 | Weirton, WV | $4,727/mo | 8.0% | 67.0% | — |
| 46 | Fort Smith, AR | $4,721/mo | 6.4% | 66.1% | — |
| 47 | Chattanooga, TN | $4,706/mo | 12.3% | 76.7% | — |
| 48 | Jackson, TN | $4,703/mo | 7.3% | 69.0% | — |
| 49 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $4,702/mo | 11.3% | 67.1% | — |
| 50 | Cheyenne, WY | $4,700/mo | 8.4% | 76.7% | — |
| 51 | Hot Springs, AR | $4,692/mo | 6.2% | 63.7% | — |
| 52 | Springfield, MO | $4,687/mo | 9.0% | 62.4% | — |
| 53 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $4,685/mo | 12.1% | 73.7% | — |
| 54 | Wildwood, FL | $4,676/mo | 13.3% | 76.3% | — |
| 55 | Mansfield, OH | $4,672/mo | 5.1% | 72.5% | — |
| 56 | Odessa, TX | $4,668/mo | 3.6% | 63.8% | — |
| 57 | Jonesboro, AR | $4,666/mo | 5.4% | 66.1% | — |
| 58 | Lawton, OK | $4,665/mo | 10.7% | 67.3% | — |
| 59 | Rocky Mount, NC | $4,658/mo | 9.1% | 62.2% | — |
| 60 | Tallahassee, FL | $4,654/mo | 11.6% | 75.0% | — |
| 61 | Gadsden, AL | $4,645/mo | 3.8% | 60.5% | — |
| 62 | Wausau, WI | $4,634/mo | 12.0% | 69.1% | — |
| 63 | Youngstown, OH | $4,632/mo | 8.1% | 70.1% | — |
| 64 | Casper, WY | $4,630/mo | 9.2% | 76.2% | — |
| 65 | Spokane, WA | $4,629/mo | 12.5% | 74.1% | — |
| 66 | Joplin, MO | $4,619/mo | 8.4% | 58.8% | — |
| 67 | Little Rock, AR | $4,618/mo | 10.7% | 70.2% | — |
| 68 | Enid, OK | $4,616/mo | 4.2% | 63.8% | — |
| 69 | Canton, OH | $4,606/mo | 10.8% | 71.5% | — |
| 70 | Decatur, IL | $4,603/mo | 7.5% | 60.4% | — |
| 71 | Manhattan, KS | $4,598/mo | 8.3% | 77.5% | — |
| 72 | Hammond, LA | $4,597/mo | 6.3% | 69.3% | — |
| 73 | Wheeling, WV | $4,597/mo | 5.6% | 66.7% | — |
| 74 | Houston, TX | $4,593/mo | 12.1% | 76.4% | — |
| 75 | Tucson, AZ | $4,593/mo | 13.7% | 74.9% | — |
| 76 | Midland, TX | $4,592/mo | 5.2% | 70.8% | — |
| 77 | Muncie, IN | $4,592/mo | 11.5% | 69.3% | Muncie (MakeMyMove) |
| 78 | Parkersburg, WV | $4,573/mo | 8.7% | 69.1% | — |
| 79 | Des Moines, IA | $4,568/mo | 13.6% | 74.4% | — |
| 80 | Terre Haute, IN | $4,560/mo | 6.0% | 66.2% | — |
| 81 | Johnstown, PA | $4,559/mo | 9.3% | 68.1% | — |
| 82 | Lafayette, LA | $4,556/mo | 9.2% | 70.4% | — |
| 83 | Kokomo, IN | $4,552/mo | 6.2% | 72.2% | — |
| 84 | Columbia, MO | $4,547/mo | 8.3% | 78.2% | — |
| 85 | Knoxville, TN | $4,547/mo | 12.6% | 71.4% | — |
| 86 | Springfield, OH | $4,544/mo | 9.1% | 73.8% | — |
| 87 | Yuma, AZ | $4,543/mo | 6.5% | 69.5% | — |
| 88 | Albany, GA | $4,540/mo | 7.0% | 58.1% | — |
| 89 | Jacksonville, FL | $4,536/mo | 17.4% | 75.2% | — |
| 90 | Baton Rouge, LA | $4,532/mo | 8.0% | 73.0% | — |
| 91 | Sandusky, OH | $4,527/mo | 5.9% | 67.8% | — |
| 92 | Las Cruces, NM | $4,526/mo | 8.4% | 70.2% | — |
| 93 | Lincoln, NE | $4,525/mo | 10.0% | 80.3% | — |
| 94 | Champaign, IL | $4,523/mo | 14.5% | 72.6% | — |
| 95 | Houma, LA | $4,523/mo | 4.0% | 71.8% | — |
| 96 | Ocala, FL | $4,522/mo | 14.1% | 72.7% | — |
| 97 | Shreveport, LA | $4,518/mo | 7.6% | 63.5% | — |
| 98 | Wichita, KS | $4,518/mo | 7.4% | 73.3% | — |
| 99 | Punta Gorda, FL | $4,515/mo | 14.3% | 74.1% | — |
| 100 | Akron, OH | $4,514/mo | 12.8% | 78.7% | — |
| 101 | Gainesville, FL | $4,510/mo | 14.6% | 70.1% | — |
| 102 | Yakima, WA | $4,508/mo | 6.3% | 67.8% | — |
| 103 | La Crosse, WI | $4,505/mo | 13.0% | 73.8% | — |
| 104 | Tulsa, OK | $4,503/mo | 9.4% | 70.7% | Tulsa Remote |
| 105 | Green Bay, WI | $4,500/mo | 13.0% | 74.0% | — |
| 106 | Huntington, WV | $4,500/mo | 7.9% | 68.6% | — |
| 107 | Anniston, AL | $4,499/mo | 4.2% | 63.5% | — |
| 108 | Sioux City, IA | $4,498/mo | 5.1% | 68.3% | — |
| 109 | Morgantown, WV | $4,497/mo | 10.8% | 74.4% | Ascend WV |
| 110 | Austin, TX | $4,494/mo | 23.2% | 81.5% | — |
| 111 | Bloomington, IL | $4,492/mo | 15.8% | 74.1% | — |
| 112 | Lawrence, KS | $4,490/mo | 14.1% | 80.5% | — |
| 113 | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,490/mo | 10.5% | 72.6% | — |
| 114 | Erie, PA | $4,482/mo | 8.4% | 71.5% | — |
| 115 | Eau Claire, WI | $4,478/mo | 11.5% | 73.1% | — |
| 116 | Mankato, MN | $4,474/mo | 10.2% | 72.6% | — |
| 117 | Fond du Lac, WI | $4,473/mo | 8.4% | 68.0% | Fond du Lac County (MakeMyMove) |
| 118 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $4,473/mo | 9.2% | 63.8% | — |
| 119 | Michigan City, IN | $4,473/mo | 6.4% | 71.8% | — |
| 120 | Carson City, NV | $4,472/mo | 8.5% | 76.5% | — |
| 121 | Dallas, TX | $4,472/mo | 15.6% | 77.4% | — |
| 122 | Farmington, NM | $4,468/mo | 5.6% | 53.2% | — |
| 123 | Deltona, FL | $4,467/mo | 15.4% | 68.2% | — |
| 124 | Pensacola, FL | $4,467/mo | 12.5% | 77.3% | — |
| 125 | Walla Walla, WA | $4,466/mo | 11.2% | 70.9% | — |
| 126 | Appleton, WI | $4,457/mo | 11.9% | 76.1% | — |
| 127 | Florence, AL | $4,450/mo | 6.6% | 57.8% | — |
| 128 | Abilene, TX | $4,443/mo | 6.6% | 70.5% | — |
| 129 | Lake Charles, LA | $4,442/mo | 4.8% | 60.8% | — |
| 130 | Beckley, WV | $4,440/mo | 6.5% | 59.7% | Ascend WV |
| 131 | Evansville, IN | $4,438/mo | 6.1% | 72.2% | — |
| 132 | New Orleans, LA | $4,436/mo | 9.2% | 69.5% | — |
| 133 | Springfield, IL | $4,436/mo | 12.7% | 66.2% | — |
| 134 | Elkhart, IN | $4,434/mo | 4.4% | 69.2% | — |
| 135 | Lakeland, FL | $4,433/mo | 12.3% | 74.2% | — |
| 136 | Bay City, MI | $4,431/mo | 7.4% | 69.7% | — |
| 137 | Sheboygan, WI | $4,431/mo | 10.2% | 73.0% | — |
| 138 | Saginaw, MI | $4,429/mo | 8.2% | 71.1% | — |
| 139 | Las Vegas, NV | $4,422/mo | 11.4% | 76.7% | — |
| 140 | Williamsport, PA | $4,421/mo | 7.5% | 67.5% | — |
| 141 | Toledo, OH | $4,420/mo | 8.9% | 75.1% | — |
| 142 | Decatur, AL | $4,419/mo | 5.1% | 60.0% | — |
| 143 | Paducah, KY | $4,418/mo | 6.4% | 61.7% | Paducah Remote Workers Incentive |
| 144 | Panama City, FL | $4,414/mo | 10.2% | 68.8% | — |
| 145 | Lafayette, IN | $4,413/mo | 7.9% | 61.7% | — |
| 146 | St. Cloud, MN | $4,411/mo | 11.2% | 72.8% | — |
| 147 | Longview, WA | $4,407/mo | 7.3% | 70.4% | — |
| 148 | Peoria, IL | $4,407/mo | 8.7% | 70.4% | — |
| 149 | Altoona, PA | $4,405/mo | 9.4% | 71.6% | — |
| 150 | Pocatello, ID | $4,405/mo | 10.5% | 71.4% | — |
| 151 | Slidell, LA | $4,402/mo | 12.4% | 80.1% | — |
| 152 | Flint, MI | $4,401/mo | 8.2% | 74.3% | — |
| 153 | Cape Coral, FL | $4,400/mo | 16.1% | 77.3% | — |
| 154 | Jackson, MI | $4,396/mo | 9.0% | 66.3% | — |
| 155 | Lansing, MI | $4,391/mo | 13.0% | 73.6% | — |
| 156 | Oshkosh, WI | $4,390/mo | 9.2% | 74.4% | — |
| 157 | Palm Bay, FL | $4,389/mo | 13.2% | 81.3% | — |
| 158 | Grand Island, NE | $4,388/mo | 4.2% | 65.7% | — |
| 159 | Dayton, OH | $4,386/mo | 10.6% | 76.6% | — |
| 160 | Janesville, WI | $4,386/mo | 7.5% | 71.3% | — |
| 161 | Battle Creek, MI | $4,383/mo | 7.2% | 64.8% | — |
| 162 | Chambersburg, PA | $4,382/mo | 7.7% | 75.4% | — |
| 163 | Bloomington, IN | $4,380/mo | 12.4% | 74.5% | — |
| 164 | Lima, OH | $4,379/mo | 4.6% | 73.5% | — |
| 165 | Nashville, TN | $4,373/mo | 16.8% | 78.6% | — |
| 166 | Topeka, KS | $4,372/mo | 9.1% | 66.0% | — |
| 167 | Burlington, NC | $4,369/mo | 12.4% | 75.0% | — |
| 168 | Goldsboro, NC | $4,368/mo | 4.0% | 72.2% | — |
| 169 | Fayetteville, AR | $4,367/mo | 11.6% | 74.7% | — |
| 170 | Dothan, AL | $4,366/mo | 6.6% | 60.2% | — |
| 171 | Rockford, IL | $4,365/mo | 8.8% | 71.1% | — |
| 172 | South Bend, IN | $4,365/mo | 9.0% | 70.9% | — |
| 173 | Fort Wayne, IN | $4,363/mo | 8.4% | 72.8% | — |
| 174 | Greensboro, NC | $4,357/mo | 12.7% | 74.9% | — |
| 175 | Pueblo, CO | $4,354/mo | 7.6% | 69.7% | — |
| 176 | Cleveland, OH | $4,353/mo | 13.5% | 74.9% | — |
| 177 | Midland, MI | $4,353/mo | 10.9% | 71.1% | — |
| 178 | Duluth, MN | $4,351/mo | 10.3% | 66.6% | — |
| 179 | Kalamazoo, MI | $4,343/mo | 9.9% | 73.8% | — |
| 180 | Winston-Salem, NC | $4,342/mo | 11.0% | 74.9% | — |
| 181 | Fayetteville, NC | $4,340/mo | 8.3% | 78.1% | — |
| 182 | Monroe, MI | $4,336/mo | 8.2% | 72.5% | — |
| 183 | Charleston, WV | $4,319/mo | 8.0% | 72.1% | — |
| 184 | Albuquerque, NM | $4,317/mo | 12.9% | 72.2% | — |
| 185 | Omaha, NE | $4,316/mo | 12.5% | 78.4% | — |
| 186 | Gettysburg, PA | $4,313/mo | 13.3% | 73.2% | — |
| 187 | Owensboro, KY | $4,313/mo | 5.3% | 70.4% | — |
| 188 | Elizabethtown, KY | $4,312/mo | 7.8% | 73.8% | — |
| 189 | Hattiesburg, MS | $4,309/mo | 3.8% | 58.8% | — |
| 190 | Niles, MI | $4,309/mo | 9.6% | 64.9% | — |
| 191 | Jacksonville, NC | $4,307/mo | 13.5% | 80.3% | — |
| 192 | Lynchburg, VA | $4,305/mo | 12.0% | 62.3% | — |
| 193 | Huntsville, AL | $4,304/mo | 11.1% | 78.4% | — |
| 194 | Greenville, NC | $4,302/mo | 11.0% | 66.2% | — |
| 195 | Gulfport, MS | $4,300/mo | 7.5% | 68.6% | — |
| 196 | Logan, UT | $4,299/mo | 12.7% | 75.6% | — |
| 197 | Bowling Green, KY | $4,291/mo | 6.8% | 68.5% | — |
| 198 | Elmira, NY | $4,291/mo | 7.1% | 74.8% | — |
| 199 | Idaho Falls, ID | $4,282/mo | 10.9% | 76.2% | — |
| 200 | Columbus, IN | $4,280/mo | 11.9% | 73.5% | — |
| 201 | Crestview, FL | $4,277/mo | 11.7% | 78.3% | — |
| 202 | Macon, GA | $4,271/mo | 9.4% | 68.6% | — |
| 203 | Rome, GA | $4,261/mo | 6.2% | 69.2% | — |
| 204 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $4,261/mo | 7.1% | 66.1% | — |
| 205 | Kankakee, IL | $4,259/mo | 8.7% | 68.4% | — |
| 206 | Muskegon, MI | $4,257/mo | 6.0% | 66.0% | — |
| 207 | Cincinnati, OH | $4,254/mo | 12.7% | 79.3% | — |
| 208 | North Port, FL | $4,249/mo | 16.5% | 80.2% | — |
| 209 | Columbus, GA | $4,243/mo | 10.9% | 65.8% | — |
| 210 | Durham, NC | $4,242/mo | 20.3% | 79.4% | — |
| 211 | York, PA | $4,236/mo | 12.3% | 73.0% | — |
| 212 | Sumter, SC | $4,235/mo | 4.5% | 70.7% | — |
| 213 | Harrisburg, PA | $4,228/mo | 15.2% | 77.9% | — |
| 214 | Lewiston, ID | $4,227/mo | 8.5% | 69.2% | — |
| 215 | Sebastian, FL | $4,227/mo | 11.8% | 76.4% | — |
| 216 | Orlando, FL | $4,221/mo | 16.8% | 80.5% | — |
| 217 | St. Louis, MO | $4,221/mo | 13.3% | 75.6% | — |
| 218 | Great Falls, MT | $4,215/mo | 7.0% | 72.7% | — |
| 219 | Phoenix, AZ | $4,213/mo | 17.8% | 78.6% | — |
| 220 | Scranton, PA | $4,213/mo | 10.0% | 71.1% | — |
| 221 | Mobile, AL | $4,211/mo | 8.5% | 63.0% | — |
| 222 | Hickory, NC | $4,210/mo | 6.6% | 68.8% | — |
| 223 | Valdosta, GA | $4,209/mo | 9.3% | 62.5% | — |
| 224 | Kennewick, WA | $4,206/mo | 8.7% | 76.1% | — |
| 225 | Grand Rapids, MI | $4,205/mo | 11.4% | 74.0% | — |
| 226 | Columbus, OH | $4,202/mo | 16.9% | 81.0% | — |
| 227 | Racine, WI | $4,201/mo | 8.2% | 76.9% | — |
| 228 | Louisville, KY | $4,196/mo | 12.5% | 72.9% | — |
| 229 | Wenatchee, WA | $4,186/mo | 9.8% | 75.1% | — |
| 230 | Buffalo, NY | $4,184/mo | 10.4% | 76.0% | — |
| 231 | Lebanon, PA | $4,183/mo | 10.1% | 70.1% | — |
| 232 | Tampa, FL | $4,183/mo | 19.3% | 78.3% | — |
| 233 | Blacksburg, VA | $4,177/mo | 8.9% | 67.5% | — |
| 234 | Kansas City, MO | $4,172/mo | 14.7% | 77.0% | — |
| 235 | Roanoke, VA | $4,170/mo | 12.4% | 70.4% | — |
| 236 | Birmingham, AL | $4,169/mo | 10.8% | 71.3% | — |
| 237 | Billings, MT | $4,166/mo | 9.4% | 72.8% | — |
| 238 | Indianapolis, IN | $4,164/mo | 13.6% | 75.8% | — |
| 239 | Grand Junction, CO | $4,162/mo | 10.4% | 77.4% | — |
| 240 | Augusta, GA | $4,161/mo | 9.0% | 69.2% | — |
| 241 | Reno, NV | $4,159/mo | 12.0% | 76.6% | — |
| 242 | Staunton, VA | $4,157/mo | 6.9% | 62.4% | — |
| 243 | Jackson, MS | $4,154/mo | 8.5% | 66.4% | — |
| 244 | Prescott Valley, AZ | $4,154/mo | 19.5% | 70.6% | — |
| 245 | Bellingham, WA | $4,153/mo | 14.5% | 79.1% | — |
| 246 | Warner Robins, GA | $4,149/mo | 9.0% | 77.0% | — |
| 247 | Columbia, SC | $4,148/mo | 12.9% | 75.2% | — |
| 248 | Lexington, KY | $4,148/mo | 9.3% | 75.9% | — |
| 249 | Ogden, UT | $4,144/mo | 15.6% | 81.7% | — |
| 250 | Pinehurst, NC | $4,141/mo | 11.4% | 77.2% | — |
| 251 | Reading, PA | $4,140/mo | 9.9% | 73.8% | — |
| 252 | Binghamton, NY | $4,139/mo | 8.8% | 76.0% | — |
| 253 | Raleigh, NC | $4,139/mo | 23.5% | 82.5% | — |
| 254 | Milwaukee, WI | $4,137/mo | 12.9% | 77.5% | — |
| 255 | Missoula, MT | $4,137/mo | 12.0% | 74.3% | — |
| 256 | Dalton, GA | $4,136/mo | 4.6% | 63.9% | — |
| 257 | Rochester, NY | $4,135/mo | 12.0% | 77.5% | — |
| 258 | Asheville, NC | $4,132/mo | 14.8% | 72.5% | — |
| 259 | Greeley, CO | $4,131/mo | 13.1% | 76.0% | — |
| 260 | Greenville, SC | $4,130/mo | 12.5% | 73.3% | — |
| 261 | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,130/mo | 15.7% | 76.6% | — |
| 262 | Spartanburg, SC | $4,109/mo | 8.6% | 69.3% | — |
| 263 | Rochester, MN | $4,106/mo | 12.8% | 76.2% | — |
| 264 | Utica, NY | $4,103/mo | 10.1% | 73.4% | — |
| 265 | Lancaster, PA | $4,092/mo | 11.4% | 73.9% | — |
| 266 | Provo, UT | $4,086/mo | 17.5% | 82.1% | — |
| 267 | Olympia, WA | $4,081/mo | 21.4% | 82.9% | — |
| 268 | Twin Falls, ID | $4,078/mo | 5.3% | 66.9% | — |
| 269 | Wilmington, NC | $4,075/mo | 18.2% | 79.6% | — |
| 270 | Bremerton, WA | $4,073/mo | 17.6% | 83.7% | — |
| 271 | Brunswick, GA | $4,072/mo | 8.5% | 69.9% | — |
| 272 | Montgomery, AL | $4,070/mo | 6.1% | 73.6% | — |
| 273 | Charlotte, NC | $4,069/mo | 19.0% | 79.4% | — |
| 274 | State College, PA | $4,066/mo | 13.7% | 73.6% | — |
| 275 | Watertown, NY | $4,063/mo | 7.4% | 75.2% | — |
| 276 | Helena, MT | $4,059/mo | 12.6% | 67.0% | — |
| 277 | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,056/mo | 16.3% | 81.4% | — |
| 278 | Madison, WI | $4,048/mo | 15.5% | 80.2% | — |
| 279 | Anchorage, AK | $4,047/mo | 9.3% | 76.5% | — |
| 280 | Florence, SC | $4,047/mo | 7.1% | 56.8% | — |
| 281 | Athens, GA | $4,043/mo | 11.1% | 77.5% | — |
| 282 | Colorado Springs, CO | $4,041/mo | 15.4% | 81.8% | — |
| 283 | Fairbanks, AK | $4,041/mo | 6.4% | 66.2% | — |
| 284 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $4,025/mo | 15.1% | 79.1% | — |
| 285 | Glens Falls, NY | $4,018/mo | 8.3% | 71.9% | — |
| 286 | Fort Collins, CO | $4,003/mo | 20.9% | 81.1% | — |
| 287 | Auburn, AL | $4,002/mo | 8.7% | 70.9% | — |
| 288 | Syracuse, NY | $4,001/mo | 10.7% | 77.2% | — |
| 289 | Detroit, MI | $3,992/mo | 12.5% | 76.4% | — |
| 290 | Gainesville, GA | $3,989/mo | 12.1% | 76.0% | — |
| 291 | Ann Arbor, MI | $3,971/mo | 16.7% | 81.9% | — |
| 292 | Daphne, AL | $3,970/mo | 10.0% | 69.3% | — |
| 293 | Flagstaff, AZ | $3,969/mo | 14.0% | 64.8% | — |
| 294 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $3,968/mo | 12.7% | 76.8% | — |
| 295 | Santa Fe, NM | $3,960/mo | 14.8% | 69.6% | — |
| 296 | Pittsfield, MA | $3,959/mo | 12.7% | 76.9% | — |
| 297 | Hinesville, GA | $3,955/mo | 5.9% | 79.6% | — |
| 298 | St. George, UT | $3,955/mo | 15.7% | 76.6% | — |
| 299 | Naples, FL | $3,954/mo | 20.9% | 81.5% | — |
| 300 | Boulder, CO | $3,945/mo | 28.7% | 84.1% | — |
| 301 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $3,935/mo | 14.0% | 72.7% | — |
| 302 | Traverse City, MI | $3,934/mo | 14.7% | 72.2% | — |
| 303 | Savannah, GA | $3,924/mo | 11.4% | 76.8% | — |
| 304 | Boise, ID | $3,918/mo | 15.3% | 78.5% | — |
| 305 | Winchester, VA | $3,915/mo | 10.7% | 65.5% | — |
| 306 | Richmond, VA | $3,911/mo | 16.1% | 74.9% | — |
| 307 | Mount Vernon, WA | $3,900/mo | 11.1% | 75.8% | — |
| 308 | El Centro, CA | $3,897/mo | 6.5% | 66.3% | — |
| 309 | Albany, NY | $3,896/mo | 12.9% | 79.8% | — |
| 310 | Amherst Town, MA | $3,890/mo | 16.6% | 81.2% | — |
| 311 | Manchester, NH | $3,881/mo | 17.0% | 84.0% | — |
| 312 | Allentown, PA | $3,879/mo | 13.1% | 76.8% | — |
| 313 | Vineland, NJ | $3,866/mo | 5.2% | 72.0% | — |
| 314 | Atlanta, GA | $3,864/mo | 18.8% | 80.6% | — |
| 315 | Bangor, ME | $3,864/mo | 8.5% | 74.5% | — |
| 316 | Kenosha, WI | $3,863/mo | 9.3% | 78.6% | — |
| 317 | Harrisonburg, VA | $3,854/mo | 8.3% | 64.8% | — |
| 318 | Minneapolis, MN | $3,853/mo | 17.4% | 80.3% | — |
| 319 | Dover, DE | $3,852/mo | 9.2% | 73.2% | — |
| 320 | Charlottesville, VA | $3,851/mo | 18.6% | 72.7% | — |
| 321 | Ithaca, NY | $3,850/mo | 19.0% | 78.3% | — |
| 322 | Seattle, WA | $3,842/mo | 18.5% | 84.1% | — |
| 323 | Hagerstown, MD | $3,815/mo | 10.9% | 73.6% | Ascend WV |
| 324 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $3,812/mo | 15.8% | 78.7% | — |
| 325 | Virginia Beach, VA | $3,812/mo | 11.3% | 77.2% | — |
| 326 | Waterbury, CT | $3,812/mo | 11.5% | 76.5% | — |
| 327 | Redding, CA | $3,811/mo | 10.1% | 68.0% | — |
| 328 | Lewiston, ME | $3,795/mo | 12.1% | 76.8% | — |
| 329 | Chico, CA | $3,792/mo | 12.1% | 70.8% | — |
| 330 | Denver, CO | $3,783/mo | 22.6% | 82.7% | — |
| 331 | Hanford, CA | $3,756/mo | 5.3% | 70.9% | — |
| 332 | Kingston, NY | $3,736/mo | 15.9% | 80.3% | — |
| 333 | Yuba City, CA | $3,730/mo | 7.7% | 66.4% | — |
| 334 | Charleston, SC | $3,728/mo | 16.0% | 73.5% | — |
| 335 | Springfield, MA | $3,690/mo | 8.9% | 69.6% | — |
| 336 | Bozeman, MT | $3,683/mo | 13.7% | 74.9% | — |
| 337 | Bakersfield, CA | $3,663/mo | 7.5% | 69.3% | — |
| 338 | Merced, CA | $3,649/mo | 6.0% | 70.0% | — |
| 339 | Visalia, CA | $3,643/mo | 5.8% | 67.1% | — |
| 340 | Atlantic City, NJ | $3,633/mo | 8.6% | 77.8% | — |
| 341 | Providence, RI | $3,625/mo | 11.1% | 77.6% | — |
| 342 | Philadelphia, PA | $3,622/mo | 15.4% | 79.9% | — |
| 343 | Hartford, CT | $3,598/mo | 13.8% | 78.5% | — |
| 344 | Chicago, IL | $3,595/mo | 14.9% | 77.5% | — |
| 345 | Grants Pass, OR | $3,582/mo | 11.2% | 68.0% | — |
| 346 | New Haven, CT | $3,576/mo | 11.3% | 80.0% | — |
| 347 | Fresno, CA | $3,572/mo | 8.4% | 70.3% | — |
| 348 | Norwich, CT | $3,560/mo | 9.4% | 79.3% | — |
| 349 | Salisbury, MD | $3,538/mo | 7.6% | 69.2% | — |
| 350 | Worcester, MA | $3,529/mo | 13.7% | 80.8% | — |
| 351 | Corvallis, OR | $3,519/mo | 16.7% | 80.3% | — |
| 352 | Medford, OR | $3,506/mo | 13.7% | 72.9% | — |
| 353 | Burlington, VT | $3,489/mo | 16.3% | 81.4% | — |
| 354 | Baltimore, MD | $3,477/mo | 15.1% | 77.9% | — |
| 355 | Salem, OR | $3,465/mo | 11.2% | 75.6% | — |
| 356 | Miami, FL | $3,449/mo | 14.3% | 76.0% | — |
| 357 | Portland, OR | $3,431/mo | 20.0% | 81.9% | — |
| 358 | Modesto, CA | $3,428/mo | 8.2% | 70.8% | — |
| 359 | Albany, OR | $3,426/mo | 10.0% | 73.0% | — |
| 360 | Trenton, NJ | $3,408/mo | 14.8% | 78.7% | — |
| 361 | Eugene, OR | $3,390/mo | 14.2% | 76.3% | — |
| 362 | Lexington Park, MD | $3,352/mo | 15.8% | 81.9% | — |
| 363 | Sacramento, CA | $3,332/mo | 16.8% | 79.1% | — |
| 364 | Barnstable Town, MA | $3,324/mo | 13.4% | 83.8% | — |
| 365 | Portland, ME | $3,281/mo | 18.3% | 81.2% | — |
| 366 | Stockton, CA | $3,242/mo | 10.4% | 74.6% | — |
| 367 | Bend, OR | $3,214/mo | 18.9% | 74.5% | — |
| 368 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $3,148/mo | 11.9% | 79.5% | — |
| 369 | Washington, DC | $3,100/mo | 19.9% | 84.0% | — |
| 370 | Vallejo, CA | $3,054/mo | 10.9% | 77.3% | — |
| 371 | Riverside, CA | $3,011/mo | 10.9% | 77.6% | — |
| 372 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,993/mo | 13.7% | 76.3% | — |
| 373 | Bridgeport, CT | $2,984/mo | 16.5% | 82.0% | — |
| 374 | Salinas, CA | $2,967/mo | 7.5% | 70.3% | — |
| 375 | Santa Rosa, CA | $2,888/mo | 14.2% | 81.2% | — |
| 376 | Napa, CA | $2,816/mo | 15.0% | 77.1% | — |
| 377 | Santa Maria, CA | $2,694/mo | 10.9% | 78.6% | — |
| 378 | Oxnard, CA | $2,687/mo | 13.4% | 81.9% | — |
| 379 | Boston, MA | $2,573/mo | 16.2% | 83.2% | — |
| 380 | San Diego, CA | $2,493/mo | 16.1% | 82.3% | — |
| 381 | Los Angeles, CA | $2,460/mo | 14.9% | 78.3% | — |
| 382 | Kahului, HI | $2,454/mo | 11.9% | 77.1% | — |
| 383 | Santa Cruz, CA | $2,435/mo | 12.7% | 79.1% | — |
| 384 | Honolulu, HI | $2,421/mo | 7.7% | 79.9% | — |
| 385 | San Francisco, CA | $2,083/mo | 18.9% | 83.7% | — |
| 386 | New York, NY | $1,668/mo | 12.9% | 78.0% | — |
| 387 | San Jose, CA | $1,548/mo | 14.6% | 85.2% | — |
Work from home: ACS 2024 1-year, falling back to ACS 2023 5-year. Internet: ACS 2023 5-year, cable, fiber, or DSL. Census work-from-home table. Census internet table.
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Questions
What salary is this ranking using?
$120,000 gross, one adult, one bedroom, the same paycheck in every metro. Local wages do not scale it. Leftover is take-home after tax and rent and the rest of the modelled month.
What is the work-from-home share?
The share of workers who worked from home, from ACS 2024 1-year. Metros missing from that table use ACS 2023 5-year. It describes the city. It does not assume you personally work from home.
Which programs pay remote workers to move?
Only open programs that require a remote job are marked on a city. Closed programs stay on the paid-to-move list so an old article does not land on a grant that ended.