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The 50 best US cities for remote workers, 2020

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A new report has ranked Kansas City in Missouri as the best city in the United States for remote workers. Salt Lake City in Utah ranked No. 2 on the top 50 list of the best US cities for remote workers for 2020.

The remainder of the top 10: Austin, Texas; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Antonio, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; Richmond, Virginia; Dallas, Texas; and Las Vegas Nevada. Memphis, Tennessee, finished last at No. 50.

The report from work-focused blog Overheard on Conference Calls analyzed the 50 largest cities in the country and rated them based on five factors, including average WiFi speed, number of coworking spaces, cost of living and number of coffee shops.

The 50 best US cities for remote workers, 2020

RankCityStateWork factorLiving factor
1Kansas CityMO136
2Salt Lake CityUT52
3AustinTX1522
4RaleighNC1820
5San AntonioTX315
6DenverCO734
7AtlantaGA239
8RichmondVA2311
9DallasTX2017
10Las VegasNV2114
11CharlotteNC2428
12MiamiFL144
13BostonMA1047
14Virginia BeachVA2610
15St. LouisMO2216
16PortlandOR1133
17SeattleWA446
18PittsburghPA1632
19SacramentoCA1435
20NashvilleTN2724
21OrlandoFL936
22CincinnatiOH259
23MinneapolisMN1230
24LouisvilleKY413
25San JoseCA1740
26San FranciscoCA849
27Oklahoma CityOK441
28PhoenixAZ4013
29JacksonvilleFL3921
30RiversideCA345
31WashingtonDC648
32HoustonTX3629
33San DiegoCA2827
34TampaFL1931
35MilwaukeeWI438
36ProvidenceRI3037
37BaltimoreMD3338
38New OrleansLA3226
39HartfordCT3525
40IndianapolisIN4218
41PhiladelphiaPA3741
42ColumbusOH477
43Los AngelesCA3442
44ChicagoIL3843
45BuffaloNY484
46BirminghamAL4523
47DetroitMI4919
48ClevelandOH4615
49New YorkNY2950
50MemphisTN5012

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