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Charlotte Ranked Among 2023’s Best Cities for Remote Workers

October 12, 2022

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If you could work from anywhere, where would you choose to live? More importantly, which U.S. cities would set you up for success?

With over 60% of job seekers today preferring remote work, LawnStarter ranked 2023’s Best Cities for Remote Workers.

They compared the 200 biggest U.S. cities based on 20 remote worker-friendliness factors, such as internet quality, cost of living, access to coworking spaces, and financial bonuses that local and state governments offer prospective telecommuting incomers.

Charlotte was ranked #10 in the nation, just ahead of Raleigh at #11.

2023 US City Rankings


1	Plano, TX	67.11	7	19	6	41	6	27	94
2	Frisco, TX	67.02	7	6	3	108	2	5	146
3	Tampa, FL	65.69	7	55	11	12	32	41	51
4	Atlanta, GA	63.99	7	31	10	21	77	149	17
5	Seattle, WA	63.48	7	8	29	10	113	180	78
6	Durham, NC	63.26	7	68	42	4	61	163	69
7	Austin, TX	63.06	7	32	113	13	36	135	9
8	Kansas City, MO	62.55	7	121	62	3	29	180	182
9	Jacksonville, FL	62.23	7	135	114	5	60	104	4
10	Charlotte, NC	62.08	7	47	52	22	45	128	48
11	Raleigh, NC	61.96	7	51	61	23	41	61	87
12	Houston, TX	61.42	7	104	83	27	19	174	38
13	Nashville, TN	61.39	7	82	66	15	65	174	25
14	Naperville, IL	61.32	7	7	4	146	7	1	52
15	Dallas, TX	61.30	7	93	153	7	51	149	10
16	San Antonio, TX	61.30	7	156	97	8	48	163	27
17	El Paso, TX	61.03	7	168	111	9	22	14	98
18	Fort Wayne, IN	60.79	7	169	63	25	21	75	100
19	Carrollton, TX	60.42	7	50	67	33	17	23	145
20	Portland, OR	59.99	7	42	9	11	140	174	160
21	McKinney, TX	59.82	7	22	22	156	3	5	20
22	Cincinnati, OH	59.79	7	162	81	17	52	149	117
23	Joliet, IL	59.74	7	67	137	39	8	23	43
24	Bellevue, WA	59.19	7	2	2	133	124	92	13
25	Denver, CO	59.12	7	33	57	26	116	180	81
26	Olathe, KS	58.80	7	29	12	93	11	17	157
27	Irving, TX	58.44	7	76	143	47	12	85	137
28	Indianapolis, IN	58.29	7	136	79	48	24	149	83
29	Philadelphia, PA	58.19	7	144	139	6	119	123	87
30	Salt Lake City, UT	58.12	7	74	48	29	107	198	91
31	Knoxville, TN	58.05	7	170	38	34	93	163	5
32	Arlington, TX	58.00	7	125	163	18	42	97	115
33	Grand Rapids, MI	57.84	7	159	37	42	83	75	47
34	St. Louis, MO	57.82	7	174	28	35	70	192	174
35	Overland Park, KS	57.66	7	28	32	111	13	41	138
36	Louisville, KY	57.19	7	131	80	44	59	149	133
37	Pittsburgh, PA	57.14	7	117	26	81	35	128	82
38	Oklahoma City, OK	57.11	7	142	93	37	63	149	103
39	Murfreesboro, TN	57.02	2	77	30	113	43	88	21
40	Birmingham, AL	56.95	7	192	1	63	130	192	28
41	Spokane, WA	56.67	7	145	8	84	64	174	24
42	Minneapolis, MN	56.61	7	63	94	38	99	180	109
43	Providence, RI	56.52	7	107	160	14	100	75	199
44	Greensboro, NC	56.52	7	154	103	40	74	149	65
45	Clarksville, TN	56.38	7	167	70	61	56	75	29
46	Denton, TX	56.35	7	120	44	73	54	37	154
47	Omaha, NE	56.31	7	95	105	67	34	113	172
48	Lincoln, NE	56.18	7	128	7	101	49	92	93
49	Tacoma, WA	56.06	7	83	89	58	81	192	56
50	Boise, ID	55.90	7	61	45	70	102	30	122
51	Huntsville, AL	55.80	7	80	43	112	20	135	33
52	Lexington, KY	55.78	7	114	13	105	40	104	72
53	Orlando, FL	55.70	7	122	36	71	101	149	15
54	Chicago, IL	55.55	7	59	131	57	86	107	60
55	Little Rock, AR	55.24	7	105	120	86	16	192	50
56	Rochester, NY	55.22	1	191	95	19	151	128	55
57	New York, NY	55.20	7	43	181	1	200	65	85
58	Lubbock, TX	54.92	7	153	35	127	14	174	34
59	Scottsdale, AZ	54.91	7	9	5	159	78	49	22
60	Akron, OH	54.87	7	195	107	32	79	149	105
61	Garland, TX	54.21	7	147	158	59	57	75	106
62	Chesapeake, VA	54.02	7	44	17	122	91	41	76
63	Chattanooga, TN	53.87	7	137	19	95	33	192	97
64	Midland, TX	53.86	7	69	85	162	9	75	14
65	Fort Lauderdale, FL	53.78	7	40	138	60	123	163	153
66	Columbus, OH	53.72	7	155	41	87	72	113	108
67	Colorado Springs, CO	53.70	7	73	33	80	104	128	89
68	Macon, GA	53.64	7	165	24	144	37	135	1
69	Tulsa, OK	53.58	2	146	16	135	38	180	62
70	Pembroke Pines, FL	53.45	7	79	71	77	121	14	190
71	Cape Coral, FL	53.37	7	111	58	94	122	7	31
72	Fort Worth, TX	53.23	7	86	106	123	23	99	46
73	Milwaukee, WI	53.23	7	182	151	45	98	149	170
74	Detroit, MI	53.19	7	197	154	16	133	174	194
75	Winston-Salem, NC	53.14	7	126	88	134	25	2	64
76	Las Vegas, NV	53.10	7	118	92	68	118	85	188
77	Grand Prairie, TX	52.90	7	110	109	118	18	41	110
78	Virginia Beach, VA	52.86	7	49	74	132	73	14	6
79	Phoenix, AZ	52.80	7	85	150	74	115	128	32
80	St. Paul, MN	52.73	7	97	155	66	114	163	84
81	Corpus Christi, TX	52.67	7	143	86	88	27	135	101
82	Newport News, VA	52.63	7	158	99	65	128	65	61
83	Des Moines, IA	52.46	7	152	148	78	82	149	90
84	Kansas City, KS	52.34	7	171	171	72	69	163	111
85	Waco, TX	52.32	7	164	121	124	31	135	16
86	Hampton, VA	52.30	7	129	76	96	97	69	74
87	Henderson, NV	52.21	7	46	23	143	46	20	189
88	Mesquite, TX	52.16	7	133	152	82	26	113	169
89	Aurora, IL	52.06	7	64	164	121	39	7	163
90	Roseville, CA	52.04	7	20	14	117	145	37	66
91	Fort Collins, CO	51.82	7	65	20	136	84	75	58
92	West Valley City, UT	51.82	7	113	135	64	94	113	195
93	Pasadena, TX	51.77	7	141	177	109	4	88	184
94	Norfolk, VA	51.70	7	148	49	91	106	107	128
95	Oakland, CA	51.61	7	25	167	2	185	192	141
96	Memphis, TN	51.59	7	173	142	103	28	198	131
97	Alexandria, VA	51.45	7	11	126	115	131	33	124
98	Jersey City, NJ	51.43	7	24	179	20	166	21	186
99	Wichita, KS	51.41	7	151	39	147	15	180	54
100	Dayton, OH	51.22	7	198	46	90	96	163	126
101	Chandler, AZ	51.04	7	26	101	165	58	33	129
102	Tallahassee, FL	50.53	7	160	128	150	44	123	2
103	San Francisco, CA	50.41	7	4	104	24	197	163	180
104	Sioux Falls, SD	50.29	7	62	69	194	1	107	144
105	Mobile, AL	50.24	7	178	21	152	47	88	112
106	Sacramento, CA	50.21	7	72	144	56	155	107	8
107	Richmond, VA	50.17	7	130	84	120	108	107	40
108	Rockford, IL	50.06	7	186	47	141	66	128	37
109	New Orleans, LA	49.94	7	134	60	85	132	180	192
110	Fremont, CA	49.92	7	3	185	30	174	75	155
111	Port St. Lucie, FL	49.82	7	108	68	177	76	3	39
112	Baltimore, MD	49.82	4	140	90	104	129	163	164
113	Cleveland, OH	49.59	7	200	54	79	137	180	185
114	McAllen, TX	49.56	7	150	159	176	10	36	63
115	Peoria, AZ	49.56	7	34	118	173	67	18	99
116	Washington, DC	49.44	7	12	51	97	153	149	134
117	Miami, FL	49.42	7	123	91	51	159	107	59
118	Elk Grove, CA	49.37	7	21	50	100	152	23	149
119	Warren, MI	49.11	7	157	165	130	50	30	191
120	Thornton, CO	49.07	7	45	65	167	75	104	181
121	San Jose, CA	48.80	7	5	169	55	175	135	120
122	Vancouver, WA	48.76	7	92	53	142	92	128	132
123	Tucson, AZ	48.74	7	175	141	89	138	135	18
124	Bakersfield, CA	48.64	7	96	180	46	149	135	80
125	Killeen, TX	48.42	7	185	122	151	55	69	70
126	Fresno, CA	48.26	7	124	168	43	154	113	41
127	Madison, WI	48.04	7	94	55	155	90	92	175
128	Amarillo, TX	48.00	7	139	64	200	5	149	11
129	Shreveport, LA	47.98	7	176	31	178	53	180	7
130	Riverside, CA	47.74	7	81	156	28	171	113	42
131	Albuquerque, NM	47.67	7	127	82	119	111	180	178
132	Surprise, AZ	47.65	7	75	56	180	120	11	57
133	Baton Rouge, LA	47.20	7	172	75	145	89	180	96
134	St. Petersburg, FL	47.14	7	102	146	157	87	99	127
135	Hollywood, FL	46.93	7	112	173	107	136	61	156
136	Boston, MA	46.85	7	30	174	76	164	65	86
137	Anchorage, AK	46.69	7	41	125	185	71	149	162
138	Charleston, SC	46.65	7	53	25	175	125	69	187
139	Aurora, CO	46.41	7	87	73	161	105	135	148
140	Yonkers, NY	46.39	7	70	192	49	161	9	168
141	Huntington Beach, CA	46.37	7	13	115	62	180	49	173
142	San Diego, CA	46.25	7	23	140	69	188	41	45
143	Columbus, GA	46.18	7	163	127	138	85	123	35
144	Miramar, FL	46.16	7	71	170	126	127	10	200
145	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	46.12	7	35	147	75	170	41	79
146	Fontana, CA	45.99	7	57	190	52	167	11	123
147	Laredo, TX	45.78	7	166	184	179	30	27	176
148	Worcester, MA	45.65	7	109	96	184	110	58	77
149	Fayetteville, NC	45.25	7	181	87	190	95	135	19
150	Tempe, AZ	45.01	7	90	110	166	135	163	118
151	Montgomery, AL	44.99	7	180	18	169	112	113	142
152	Buffalo, NY	44.85	5	188	34	148	141	123	158
153	North Las Vegas, NV	44.69	7	132	132	149	88	37	198
154	Irvine, CA	44.64	7	10	27	129	184	18	179
155	Lakewood, CO	44.32	7	60	15	197	117	180	195
156	Sunnyvale, CA	44.23	7	1	116	140	183	41	134
157	Syracuse, NY	44.05	7	196	133	114	150	113	75
158	Mesa, AZ	43.67	7	99	149	181	109	56	92
159	Augusta, GA	43.58	7	177	130	187	80	92	36
160	Reno, NV	43.54	7	98	129	183	126	75	71
161	Brownsville, TX	43.19	7	183	188	189	62	49	152
162	Ontario, CA	43.16	7	101	172	36	191	69	136
163	Modesto, CA	43.13	7	84	123	158	147	97	116
164	Fullerton, CA	43.06	7	15	175	131	160	69	107
165	Los Angeles, CA	42.95	7	48	191	50	199	92	26
166	Anaheim, CA	42.93	7	52	197	31	186	88	143
167	Santa Clarita, CA	42.90	7	14	119	186	157	4	44
168	Corona, CA	42.89	7	37	40	171	158	58	114
169	Moreno Valley, CA	42.02	7	88	189	83	163	85	166
170	Newark, NJ	42.02	7	190	72	106	172	35	193
171	Springfield, MA	42.00	7	193	157	139	143	99	140
172	Pomona, CA	41.92	7	106	194	54	179	113	95
173	Savannah, GA	41.78	6	179	59	182	146	58	23
174	Salem, OR	41.56	7	115	134	170	144	135	147
175	Torrance, CA	41.51	7	18	108	125	187	49	151
176	Toledo, OH	41.48	7	194	100	198	68	123	165
177	Long Beach, CA	41.19	7	78	186	53	195	99	121
178	Bridgeport, CT	41.13	7	161	161	174	139	49	159
179	Hayward, CA	40.96	7	27	187	92	181	113	73
180	Santa Rosa, CA	40.57	7	38	102	153	177	37	67
181	Pasadena, CA	40.50	7	16	78	154	189	61	53
182	Springfield, MO	40.20	7	189	77	199	103	198	161
183	Paterson, NJ	39.91	7	184	196	98	162	49	197
184	San Bernardino, CA	39.22	7	149	183	102	173	135	177
185	Eugene, OR	39.09	7	100	117	195	142	135	171
186	Stockton, CA	39.02	7	119	176	167	156	135	104
187	Hialeah, FL	39.02	7	187	193	110	169	30	183
188	Orange, CA	39.00	7	17	98	164	192	29	125
189	Jackson, MS	38.80	7	199	145	193	134	163	113
190	Glendale, AZ	38.76	7	138	112	196	148	99	49
191	Oceanside, CA	38.67	7	56	124	128	190	56	119
192	Oxnard, CA	38.63	7	54	199	99	182	61	167
193	Palmdale, CA	37.62	7	103	162	191	165	21	30
194	Chula Vista, CA	37.32	7	36	182	172	176	11	139
195	Lancaster, CA	37.30	7	116	136	192	168	49	67
196	Escondido, CA	36.29	7	66	178	188	178	41	3
197	Garden Grove, CA	36.07	7	89	195	116	196	65	150
198	Glendale, CA	35.17	7	39	166	160	198	23	101
199	Salinas, CA	33.71	7	91	198	163	194	75	12
200	Santa Ana, CA	32.99	7	58	200	137	193	69	130