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Phoenix ranked best US city for remote workers

Posted at 8:32 AM, Jul 16, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-16 11:32:30-04

If you’re working remotely and you’re in the Valley, you’re in the right place: A new report ranked the Phoenix metro area as the best in the U.S. for remote workers.

That’s the verdict of research from HighSpeedInternet.net, a website that ranks internet providers geographically.

The Valley’s combination of solid internet speeds, its relatively low cost of living and its abundance of coworking space factored heavily in the report, which said the Valley’s coworking spaces are the most affordable of all 45 cities on its list.

Phoenix metro’s cost of living score ranked it No. 13 and its internet speed ranked No. 16. In addition, workers can rack up savings from avoiding an average commute time of 28 minutes.

Read more from the Phoenix Business Journal.