As flexible work models demonstrate their staying power, the office environment has been taking on a more collaborative space role, whereas focused work tends to happen more outside of it (whether at home or in a third space). This increase in flexibility has proven to be beneficial to both employees \u2014 for a much-needed boost in work\/life balance \u2014 as well as employers, who welcome the reduction in operating costs.<\/p>\n
And, while work flexibility continues to be explored in several forms, recent surveys show<\/a> that hybrid work is currently more prevalent than employees who are fully remote or operating in gig work<\/a> partnerships. With that in mind, we looked at data on more than 70 U.S. cities and compared them across several relevant indicators \u2014 such as hybrid jobs on the local employment market, the coworking scene, broadband coverage, housing affordability, and quality of life \u2014 in order to identify and rank the best U.S. cities for remote workers and hybrid jobs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Overview highlights:<\/p>\n Below, we delve into the advantages each of the best 20 cities for hybrid work brings to the table, as well as how each of them has fared during the transformational past few years.<\/p>\n\n