The best places to telecommute

[Spartan]

Telecommuting heavens are places where people can do their best thinking, but not become so isolated that they would go crazy. They are places that provide reliable high-band Internet connections, nice weather, infinite hiking trails and a small airport close by.

City /Metro population/ House price

[Brickell]

burlington, vt has nice weather?

those house prices seem riddicolously high as well.

why are nature trails any more condusive to thinking than a good museum or neighborhood diner?

i'll take a big city of any of these anyday.

[swags]

I don't see why you would need "infinite" hiking trails to do good work either. As far as I'm concerned, any place can be a telecommuting heaven, as long as it has wireless internet and a good place you can work.

[monsoon]

[Cotuit]

Burlington has excellent summer weather, and as for winter, they got some damn fine skiing.

[Spartan]

It seems to me to be a list of well-to-do places that are relatively isolated from larger cities. People who telecommute tend to be well paid.....

[Brickell]

It seems to me to be a list of well-to-do places that are relatively isolated from larger cities. People who telecommute tend to be well paid.....

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my bad on the housing then. I thought I read in the article that they were relatively cheap. Guess i was on another category. I stand by my other comments.

My personal list of telecommuting havens...

Key West

South Beach

Las Vegas

NYC

[BigCityAttitude]

burlington, vt has nice weather?

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I question the "nice weather" in Burlington too.

[Brickcity]

Branson, Mo?

The only thing I would get out of Branson is a headache.

[Fruit Cove]

hilton head island should definately be on the list. i go there twice a year to our timeshare at marriot's grande ocean...check it out sometime...its a great vacation spot, waves suck though

[Spartan]

Some of the listings were of city population, not metro. I just removed that annotation because I figured it wasn't an issue. A mistake on my part perhaps...

[PghUSA]

I would imagine Wi-Fi capability must be factored in here, what if you wanted a latee during midmorning snack? lol.

[emerging.me]

Well... I telecommute and I'm not paid well. It's cool to see Hilton Head on this list.

[sleepy]

Well, I guess I telecommute since I teach some college courses online. I live in a small MN town because it's cheap and easy. The housing prices are about one-third what's listed in those other places.

I think the vast majority of people who telecommute don't pick a place to live for any particular lifestyle reasons as the article implies, but most likely do so from where they already live. Most people have other obligations--family, etc.--which keep them put.