But, what are they These towns are locations that have been booming due to remote work. Moving away from large cities to Zoom Towns might help lower housing costs in what would be pricier areas.īloomberg has reported that, “these trends probably will become clearer in the next year or two it now seems likely that there will be a new group of winners such as Truckee, California and Missoula, Montana amid the shift to virtual work, transforming their housing markets, and local economies forever.” Yes, you read the title of the article right Zoom Towns. Ownerly devised a metric to measure Zoom-town suitability by. This map was made to illustrate an article called Zoom Towns USA: America’s Best Cities for Remote Workers. The only map that I was able to find comes from the Ownerly website, specializing in data for homeowners. Even India’s Silicon Valley in Bengaluru (also called Bangalore) is emptying out. They’re also popping up around the world in places like Somerset, England, and Western Australia. Many homebuyers and owners who once felt stifled by their work location, now feel as though they can live where they’ve always wanted – tourist destinations, like beach and mountain towns. Maps showing Zoom town locations are all but non-existent. Cities like Burlington, Vermont Bend, Oregon and Butte, Montana, have become Zoom Towns, with swarms of new arrivals in recent months. Millennials, being the biggest home purchasing generational group of 2020, has been the one to primarily fuel this new geographical change. While this surge might be temporary (as more businesses decide to bring back their employees again), the Zoom Town Boom could potentially reshape the idea of small towns. These “towns” are locations that have been booming due to remote work becoming more of a reality with the many changes COVID has brought. Yes, you read the title of the article right – Zoom Towns.

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