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Working remote is on the rise, and many Americans seem to be jumping ship from big cities and heading to smaller ones. Any predictions on which small (50-100k pop) are gonna boom this decade?
My predictions:
Twin Falls, ID
St George, UT
Prescott, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ
Working remote is on the rise, and many Americans seem to be jumping ship from big cities and heading to smaller ones. Any predictions on which small (50-100k pop) are gonna boom this decade?
My predictions:
Twin Falls, ID
St George, UT
Prescott, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ
Are they?
Also, being able to work remotely, like 100% of the time, is not as common as people like to make it out to be on this site. Those I know in fields like IT and sales where working remotely is 100% possible the boss still wants people in the office regularly. I’ve found those given carte blanche are those well established within their companies so that means there’s also spouses (and their careers) and kids to consider before packing up and moving to the boonies.
I’d look to small towns within 1-2 hours of major cities that have a high cost of living as places that’ll boom. People will always get priced out and will be forced to make those commutes, or those that only have to go into the office a few times a month will put up with that drive on occasion for a lower cost of living and a more peaceful way of life. Not only that, most people still want amenities, not to mention good health care, within a reasonable distance.
I’d also look to small towns that are in/near state capitals and/or near major universities.
Also, being able to work remotely, like 100% of the time, is not as common as people like to make it out to be on this site. Those I know in fields like IT and sales where working remotely is 100% possible the boss still wants people in the office regularly. I’ve found those given carte blanche are those well established within their companies so that means there’s also spouses (and their careers) and kids to consider before packing up and moving to the boonies.
I’d look to small towns within 1-2 hours of major cities that have a high cost of living as places that’ll boom. People will always get priced out and will be forced to make those commutes, or those that only have to go into the office a few times a month will put up with that drive on occasion for a lower cost of living and a more peaceful way of life. Not only that, most people still want amenities, not to mention good health care, within a reasonable distance.
I’d also look to small towns that are in/near state capitals and/or near major universities.
Yes, I work remotely, but that just means I have to go to our various office locations fairly frequently to actually meet with people or accomplish things (attend annual meetings, conferences, ad hoc meetings that come up 24 hours before). I think this setup is fairly common these days, but it still doesn't mean I could live just anywhere, I need to be convenient to a fairly major airport to have any sanity. Plus, time zone is a consideration, most of my coworkers are east coast.
I agree with you that it's pretty rare that people work truly remote corporate jobs where you could just hide out in the woods year-round. So, to answer the question, I'd look at small-mid size towns in interesting places with VERY GOOD access to get to major centers with corporate offices.
In Washington State, the Tri-Cities (Richland, Kennewick, Pasco) in the southeastern part of the State is growing like gangbusters. The economy is based on several strong indicators. First, the Department of Energy Hanford cleanup is a great job producer and will be for atleast the next 30 years. Second, the retail sector is extremely strong as being the main center in the Southeastern WA and Northeast OR area. Third, the wine/tourism industry is huge and growing. Add in the relatively affordable real estate prices compared to Seattle and Portland. There is no slowdown occuring here, and this place continues to boom. Add in the 300 days of sunshine. Now at 300K metro, probably will be 400K by 2030 with many more westsiders moving to the desert, and a good migration from all over the country.
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