The Town Files

50 Small Towns in America With the Most Remote Workers

Ranked by work from home among 7,696 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in the U.S.. #1 is Post Mountain, CA (100.0% work from home).

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50 Small Towns in America With the Most Remote Workers1. Post Mountain, CA1002. Greens Farms, CT583. Woodstock, NY584. Kensington, CA545. Camino Tassajara, CA536. Pelican Bay, FL517. Carefree, AZ508. Portola Valley, CA499. Sherborn, MA4910. Coleytown, CT4911. Del Mar, CA4912. Barton Creek, TX4813. Plainsboro Center, NJ4714. West Pikeland, PA4715. South Beach, FL4716. Clyde Hill, WA4717. Kentfield, CA4718. Stepping Stone, CO4619. Churchill, PA4620. Longboat Key, FL4621. Sausalito, CA4622. Geneva, WA4523. Harvard, MA4524. Juno Beach, FL4525. Highland Beach, FL45
  1. 50Emerald Lake Hills, California

    40.9% work from home

    4,406 people · San Mateo County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  2. 49Old Hill, Connecticut

    41.3% work from home

    2,676 people · median home $1,479,400 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 34 in snow

  3. 48Westport Village, Connecticut

    41.4% work from home

    3,251 people · median home $1,631,500 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 36 in snow

  4. 47Dripping Springs, Texas

    41.5% work from home

    4,650 people · Hays County · median home $635,600 · income $109,364 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  5. 46Heathrow, Florida

    41.5% work from home

    6,806 people · Seminole County · median home $598,600 · income $126,250 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

  6. 45Medina, Minnesota

    41.5% work from home

    6,837 people · Hennepin County · median home $736,700 · income $230,859 · Jan low 7°F · 45 in snow

  7. 44West Lake Hills, Texas

    41.7% work from home

    3,444 people · Travis County · median home $1,664,500 · income $198,125 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  8. 43Deephaven, Minnesota

    41.7% work from home

    3,899 people · Hennepin County · median home $935,900 · income $197,679 · Jan low 6°F · 55 in snow

  9. 42Lake Holm, Washington

    41.8% work from home

    3,430 people · King County · median home $828,600 · income $177,371 · Jan low 33°F · 8 in snow

  10. 41Briar Chapel, North Carolina

    41.8% work from home

    5,108 people · Chatham County · median home $570,300 · income $166,063 · Jan low 29°F · 3 in snow

  11. 40Sherman, Connecticut

    41.9% work from home

    3,527 people · median home $497,300 · income $116,000 · Jan low 16°F · 52 in snow

  12. 39East Brandywine, Pennsylvania

    42.1% work from home

    9,738 people · Chester County · median home $564,400 · income $180,714 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow

  13. 38Northwest Harbor, New York

    42.3% work from home

    4,637 people · Suffolk County · median home $1,573,300 · income $160,375 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow

  14. 37Incline Village, Nevada

    42.4% work from home

    9,462 people · Washoe County · median home $1,454,600 · income $167,069 · Jan low 13°F · 126 in snow

  15. 36Marvin, North Carolina

    42.5% work from home

    6,358 people · Union County · median home $906,000 · income $250,001 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

  16. 35Saugatuck, Connecticut

    42.7% work from home

    2,937 people · median home $1,756,400 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 36 in snow

  17. 34Tiburon, California

    42.7% work from home

    9,146 people · Marin County · median home $2,000,001 · income $232,969 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  18. 33Kenilworth, Illinois

    43.3% work from home

    2,514 people · Cook County · median home $1,560,300 · income $250,001 · Jan low 16°F · 34 in snow

  19. 32Chevy Chase, Maryland

    43.7% work from home

    2,904 people · Montgomery County · median home $1,670,600 · income $250,001 · Jan low 26°F · 6 in snow

  20. 31Narberth, Pennsylvania

    43.9% work from home

    4,492 people · Montgomery County · median home $749,500 · income $123,977 · Jan low 28°F · 8 in snow

  21. 30Brush Prairie, Washington

    44.0% work from home

    2,749 people · Clark County · median home $568,000 · income $122,827 · Jan low 32°F · 1 in snow

  22. 29St. Davids, Pennsylvania

    44.3% work from home

    3,604 people · Delaware County · median home $1,001,600 · income $163,173 · Jan low 23°F · 8 in snow

  23. 28Merion Station, Pennsylvania

    44.3% work from home

    5,741 people · Montgomery County · median home $886,600 · income $250,001 · Jan low 28°F · 16 in snow

  24. 27Los Altos Hills, California

    44.3% work from home

    8,489 people · Santa Clara County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  25. 26Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

    44.5% work from home

    4,719 people · Montgomery County · median home $398,000 · income $110,703 · Jan low 27°F · 17 in snow

  26. 25Highland Beach, Florida

    44.7% work from home

    4,295 people · Palm Beach County · median home $909,200 · income $145,485 · Jan low 56°F · 0 in snow

  27. 24Juno Beach, Florida

    44.8% work from home

    3,858 people · Palm Beach County · median home $803,400 · income $83,821 · Jan low 58°F · 0 in snow

  28. 23Harvard, Massachusetts

    44.8% work from home

    6,851 people · Worcester County · median home $833,600 · income $213,996 · Jan low 15°F · 59 in snow

  29. 22Geneva, Washington

    45.3% work from home

    2,652 people · Whatcom County · median home $801,100 · income $142,188 · Jan low 35°F · 3 in snow

  30. 21Sausalito, California

    45.5% work from home

    7,269 people · Marin County · median home $1,894,600 · income $182,357 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

  31. 20Longboat Key, Florida

    45.6% work from home

    7,505 people · Sarasota County · median home $1,022,100 · income $158,030 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow

  32. 19Churchill, Pennsylvania

    46.0% work from home

    3,157 people · Allegheny County · median home $234,800 · income $106,964 · Jan low 22°F · 25 in snow

  33. 18Stepping Stone, Colorado

    46.3% work from home

    2,780 people · Douglas County · median home $785,700 · income $223,839 · Jan low 19°F · 64 in snow

  34. 17Kentfield, California

    46.5% work from home

    6,808 people · Marin County · median home $2,000,001 · income $249,896 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  35. 16Clyde Hill, Washington

    46.7% work from home

    3,126 people · King County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 37°F · 4 in snow

  36. 15South Beach, Florida

    46.7% work from home

    3,703 people · Indian River County · median home $900,700 · income $193,594 · Jan low 51°F · 0 in snow

  37. 14West Pikeland, Pennsylvania

    47.1% work from home

    4,024 people · Chester County · median home $652,600 · income $226,071 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow

  38. 13Plainsboro Center, New Jersey

    47.3% work from home

    2,760 people · Middlesex County · median home $483,300 · income $119,317 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow

  39. 12Barton Creek, Texas

    48.2% work from home

    3,356 people · Travis County · median home $2,000,001 · income $203,947 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  40. 11Del Mar, California

    49.0% work from home

    3,954 people · San Diego County · median home $2,000,001 · income $199,152 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

  41. 10Coleytown, Connecticut

    49.1% work from home

    3,522 people · median home $1,589,700 · income $250,001 · Jan low 22°F · 37 in snow

  42. 9Sherborn, Massachusetts

    49.1% work from home

    4,401 people · Middlesex County · median home $1,026,800 · income $250,001 · Jan low 18°F · 46 in snow

  43. 8Portola Valley, California

    49.1% work from home

    4,456 people · San Mateo County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  44. 7Carefree, Arizona

    50.2% work from home

    3,690 people · Maricopa County · median home $1,088,100 · income $147,165 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  45. 6Pelican Bay, Florida

    50.9% work from home

    6,660 people · Collier County · median home $1,287,900 · income $163,520 · Jan low 56°F · 0 in snow

  46. 5Camino Tassajara, California

    53.1% work from home

    4,951 people · Contra Costa County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 42°F · 1 in snow

  47. 4Kensington, California

    54.0% work from home

    5,428 people · Contra Costa County · median home $1,539,000 · income $237,130 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

  48. 3Woodstock, New York

    58.0% work from home

    2,521 people · Ulster County · median home $675,600 · income $52,091 · Jan low 12°F · 86 in snow

  49. 2Greens Farms, Connecticut

    58.1% work from home

    3,125 people · median home $1,314,700 · income $250,001 · Jan low 24°F · 36 in snow

  50. 1Post Mountain, California

    100.0% work from home

    3,032 people · Trinity County · median home — · income — · Jan low 34°F · 3 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 7,696 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in the U.S. (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: