HOUSTON – Texas is among the top 10 best states for working from home, according to a study conducted by WalletHub. Other states among the top 10 include Washington D.C., New York, and Utah.
In order to identify the best states for working from home, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across two key dimensions, “Work Environment” and “Living Environment.”
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Here is how Texas fared:
1. New Jersey
2. District of Columbia
3. Delaware
4. Connecticut
5. Massachusetts
6. Utah
7. Texas
8. Washington
9. Maryland
10. New York
Here’s a graphic showing how the states ranked.
Interesting to note: Among the WalletHub findings, Texas is known to have the second-lowest cost for internet. Only California had lower internet costs, according to the study.
They evaluated those dimensions using 12 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the best infrastructure.
They then determined each state and the District’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order their findings. For more details, click here.
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