Massachusetts Named Best State For Working From Home
A new study has crowned Massachusetts the best state in America for working from home. So digital nomads, your work paradise awaits in Massachusetts! I’ve just turned into some weird Massachusetts recruiter, sorry about that.
The people at Blue Pillow developed the “digital nomad index” which gives each state an overall score. The higher the score, the better to work from home. The lower the score, the worse. A whole bunch of factors go into determining each state’s overall digital nomad index score: Average Off-Premises Food & Beverage Consumption, Average Gasoline & Energy Goods Consumption, Violent Crime Rate Per 100k
Property Crime Rate Per 100k, No. Computer Repair Firms, No. Computer Repair Employment, No. Co-working Spaces, No. Free Wi-Fi Hotspots, Annual Road Fatalities Per Billion Vehicle Miles (2017-2021), percentage of Workforce Working From Home, Air Quality Index (Higher = Worse), and State & National Park Coverage (sq. mi.) are all factored in.
Mississippi came out on the bottom, it was named the worst place for working from home with an overall digital nomad index of 30.84.
On the flip side Massachusetts led the pack, it was named the best place for working from home with an overall digital nomad index of 64.70.
New Jersey and Connecticut came in 2nd and 3rd on the BEST side respectively while Wyoming and Arkansas came in 2nd and 3rd on the WORST side.
As for the rest of New England, we already said that Connecticut came in 3rd, Rhode Island came in 9th, New Hampshire came in 20th, Vermont came in 31st, and Maine came in last in New England and 43rd in the country.
Massachusetts is best for working from home… but… Massachusetts is also very expensive. And during these times that’s just too much for a lot of people to survive comfortably. Because of this Massachusetts ranks pretty high on the list of states people are moving AWAY from as well. But where is everybody moving TO? Check out the Top 3 states Massachusetts residents are moving away TO, read on…
Top 3 States Residents of Massachusetts Want To Relocate To
New Hampshire
Live free or die? Live cheaper and live more like it! The average house price in NH $431,461, which is 27.0% lower than in Massachusetts, where the average is $590,793.
Maine
You can get there from here! The average house price in Maine is $389,848, which is $200,945 less expensive than in Massachusetts.
Rhode Island
Nutty for Newport or Narraganset? You should be! The average house price is going for $436,612 in this area, which is a 26.1% decrease compared to Massachusetts’ average house price.
