Two years after the Great Office Shutdown, so to speak, remote work is growing fast. And with it comes the possibility of picking a home not because it’s close to your office, but because it’s somewhere you want to live—like by the beach, for example, where it’s sunny all year long, winter is just a dream, and rent is actually affordable.
Before the pandemic, 4% of jobs were remote—but that rose to 15% by the end of 2021, and it’s slated to grow to 25% by the end of 2022, according to data from Ladders, a job search firm. Meanwhile, Google searches for remote jobs have increased by 72% as people keep dreaming of the possibilities of finally abandoning their office cubicles.
To aid the search, global HR and payroll company Remote compiled a list of the best beachside locations for remote work, based on factors including average internet speed, average monthly rent, and crime rate (on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being the safest).
Here are the firm’s top picks:
Internet speed: 0.7 Mbps
Average rent: $313
Crime rate: 0
Internet speed: 18.16 Mbps
Average rent: $748
Crime rate: 16.67
Internet speed: 19.82 Mbps
Average rent: $437
Crime rate: 28.12
Internet speed: 0.7 Mbps
Average rent: $638
Crime rate: 25
Internet speed: 4.16 Mbps
Average rent: $152
Crime rate: 34.29
Internet speed: 102.77 Mbps
Average rent: $1,637
Crime rate: 42.33
Internet speed: 7.53 Mbps
Average rent: $243
Crime rate: 47.63
Internet speed: 6.15 Mbps
Average rent: $449
Crime rate: 50.5
Internet speed: 60.25 Mbps
Average rent: $366
Crime rate: 41.67
Internet speed: 61.55 Mbps
Average rent: $666
Crime rate: 43.75
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