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Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mid-Atlantic

Reston is the best all-round city for remote workers in the Mid-Atlantic, with a score of 93 / 100.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 Reston, VA: 93 / 100
  • #2 Washington, DC: 88 / 100
  • #3 New York, NY: 82 / 100
  • 37 cities ranked in the Mid-Atlantic
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1Reston VA93 / 100
  2. 2Washington DC88 / 100
  3. 3New York NY82 / 100
  4. 4McLean VA78 / 100
  5. 5United PA78 / 100
  6. 6Harrisburg PA76 / 100
  7. 7Philadelphia PA75 / 100
  8. 8Wilmington DE74 / 100
  9. 9Chantilly VA72 / 100
  10. 10Brooklyn NY69 / 100

What stands out

  • The top ten is tightly packed: Reston leads on 93 / 100, and #10 Brooklyn is at 69 / 100.
  • United reaches #5 on a sample of 234 openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
  • New York is the largest market in the top ten, with 22,145 openings behind its figure.
  • Cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

Why this ranking matters

What it shows

Remote work is attached to a city by the employer's base. This list weighs how many openings are remote, how many there are and what the pay is worth locally, to show which cities hire remotely in volume.

How to use it

If you want a remote role, the top cities show where the employers are. You can live elsewhere and still apply to them as a remote candidate.

The top 25

  1. 1

    Reston VA

    93 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    12%
    Pay after cost of living
    $158k
    Remote openings
    101

    Hiring most here: ICF International, CACI International, Anduril Industries

    Based on 828 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Reston

  2. 2

    Washington DC

    88 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    7%
    Pay after cost of living
    $149k
    Remote openings
    318

    Hiring most here: Anduril Industries, Confidential, Shield AI

    Based on 4,748 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Washington

  3. 3

    New York NY

    82 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    5%
    Pay after cost of living
    $150k
    Remote openings
    1,137

    Hiring most here: Amazon, Publicis Groupe, Morgan Stanley

    Based on 22,145 openings.

    Jobs and employers in New York

  4. 4

    McLean VA

    78 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    5%
    Pay after cost of living
    $158k
    Remote openings
    62

    Hiring most here: Capital One, The MITRE, Steampunk

    Based on 1,182 openings.

    Jobs and employers in McLean

  5. 5

    United PA

    78 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    12%
    Pay after cost of living
    $138k
    Remote openings
    28

    Based on 234 openings.

  6. 6

    Harrisburg PA

    76 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    7%
    Pay after cost of living
    $143k
    Remote openings
    22

    Hiring most here: GSK, Michels, Parsons

    Based on 300 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Harrisburg

  7. 7

    Philadelphia PA

    75 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    6%
    Pay after cost of living
    $132k
    Remote openings
    114

    Hiring most here: Confidential, GSK, Comcast

    Based on 1,960 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Philadelphia

  8. 8

    Wilmington DE

    74 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    5%
    Pay after cost of living
    $162k
    Remote openings
    25

    Hiring most here: Astrazeneca, Sargent & Lundy, CSC

    Based on 507 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Wilmington

  9. 9

    Chantilly VA

    72 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    4%
    Pay after cost of living
    $192k
    Remote openings
    24

    Hiring most here: CACI International, Trinzic, Peraton

    Based on 553 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Chantilly

  10. 10

    Brooklyn NY

    69 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    7%
    Pay after cost of living
    $126k
    Remote openings
    49

    Hiring most here: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Williams-Sonoma, Etsy

    Based on 693 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Brooklyn

  11. 11

    Pittsburgh PA

    68 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    5%
    Pay after cost of living
    $138k
    Remote openings
    77

    Hiring most here: PNC Financial Services Group, Highmark Health, UPMC

    Based on 1,592 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Pittsburgh

  12. 12

    Rockville MD

    67 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    5%
    Pay after cost of living
    $143k
    Remote openings
    21

    Hiring most here: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, The Emmes Company, BAE Systems

    Based on 383 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Rockville

  13. 13

    Arlington VA

    66 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    4%
    Pay after cost of living
    $146k
    Remote openings
    80

    Hiring most here: Amazon, AWS, Bloomberg Industry Group

    Based on 2,079 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Arlington

  14. 14

    Alexandria VA

    64 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    5%
    Pay after cost of living
    $139k
    Remote openings
    28

    Hiring most here: Kearney, Patent and Trademark Office, Analytic Services (ANSER)

    Based on 618 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Alexandria

  15. 15

    Herndon VA

    63 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    3%
    Pay after cost of living
    $161k
    Remote openings
    27

    Hiring most here: Amazon, AWS, Peraton

    Based on 849 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Herndon

  16. 16

    Richmond VA

    58 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    5%
    Pay after cost of living
    $103k
    Remote openings
    64

    Hiring most here: Mckesson, Capital One, Genworth Financial

    Based on 1,209 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Richmond

  17. 17

    Albany NY

    53 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    6%
    Pay after cost of living
    $110k
    Remote openings
    22

    Hiring most here: KPMG, New York State, Broadview Credit Union

    Based on 397 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Albany

  18. 18

    White Plains NY

    50 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    6%
    Pay after cost of living
    $122k
    Remote openings
    13

    Hiring most here: New York Power Authority, FormativGroup, RWE Clean Energy

    Based on 229 openings.

    Jobs and employers in White Plains

  19. 19

    Bethesda MD

    50 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    4%
    Pay after cost of living
    $137k
    Remote openings
    19

    Hiring most here: Black Canyon Consulting, ZoomInfo, Leidos

    Based on 470 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Bethesda

  20. 20

    Jersey City NJ

    49 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    2%
    Pay after cost of living
    $149k
    Remote openings
    16

    Hiring most here: DTCC, JPMorgan Chase, Verisk Analytics

    Based on 679 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Jersey City

  21. 21

    Princeton NJ

    49 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    2%
    Pay after cost of living
    $176k
    Remote openings
    9

    Hiring most here: Genmab A/S, Otsuka, ZS Associates

    Based on 439 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Princeton

  22. 22

    Baltimore MD

    49 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    4%
    Pay after cost of living
    $124k
    Remote openings
    46

    Hiring most here: Northrop Grumman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

    Based on 1,158 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Baltimore

  23. 23

    Buffalo NY

    42 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    4%
    Pay after cost of living
    $119k
    Remote openings
    20

    Hiring most here: Moog Military Aircraft, M&T Bank, Moog

    Based on 461 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Buffalo

  24. 24

    Norfolk VA

    35 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    4%
    Pay after cost of living
    $103k
    Remote openings
    14

    Hiring most here: Commonwealth of Virginia, Seacorp, United States Fleet Forces Command

    Based on 342 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Norfolk

  25. 25

    Newark NJ

    32 / 100

    Remote share of openings
    2%
    Pay after cost of living
    $127k
    Remote openings
    10

    Hiring most here: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Amazon, Audible

    Based on 455 openings.

    Jobs and employers in Newark

Full ranking

All 37 cities that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCityScoreSample
1Reston VA93 / 100828
2Washington DC88 / 1004,748
3New York NY82 / 10022,145
4McLean VA78 / 1001,182
5United PA78 / 100234
6Harrisburg PA76 / 100300
7Philadelphia PA75 / 1001,960
8Wilmington DE74 / 100507
9Chantilly VA72 / 100553
10Brooklyn NY69 / 100693
11Pittsburgh PA68 / 1001,592
12Rockville MD67 / 100383
13Arlington VA66 / 1002,079
14Alexandria VA64 / 100618
15Herndon VA63 / 100849
16Richmond VA58 / 1001,209
17Albany NY53 / 100397
18White Plains NY50 / 100229
19Bethesda MD50 / 100470
20Jersey City NJ49 / 100679
21Princeton NJ49 / 100439
22Baltimore MD49 / 1001,158
23Buffalo NY42 / 100461
24Norfolk VA35 / 100342
25Newark NJ32 / 100455
26Mc Lean VA31 / 100242
27Syracuse NY30 / 100419
28Parsippany NJ26 / 100274
29Virginia Beach VA25 / 100275
30Fort Belvoir VA25 / 100197
31Manassas VA24 / 100236
32Tysons VA23 / 100191
33Annapolis MD22 / 100391
34Fort Meade MD20 / 100275
35Vienna VA17 / 100171
36Rochester NY15 / 100537
37Springfield VA12 / 100277

How this ranking works

A city's score is the weighted average of its percentile rank on each measure among the ranked cities (100 is first, 0 is last): remote share of openings 40%, pay after cost of living 30%, remote openings 30%.

A score of 100 would mean first on every measure and 50 is the middle of the pack. The measures and weights are fixed in advance and shown here; they are a judgment about what matters to this reader, so use the single-measure rankings when one thing matters most.

Only cities with enough openings and pay data are ranked.

A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.

Sample bar: cities with fewer than 100 openings are not ranked.

Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles and posted pay; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities 2024. Data as of November 2026.

Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.

Questions

Which city ranks first: best all-round cities for remote workers in the mid-atlantic?
Reston is the best all-round city for remote workers in the Mid-Atlantic, with a score of 93 / 100.
How many cities are ranked?
37 cities have at least 100 openings, so the list has 37 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
A city's score is the weighted average of its percentile rank on each measure among the ranked cities (100 is first, 0 is last): remote share of openings 40%, pay after cost of living 30%, remote openings 30%. A score of 100 would mean first on every measure and 50 is the middle of the pack. The measures and weights are fixed in advance and shown here; they are a judgment about what matters to this reader, so use the single-measure rankings when one thing matters most. Only cities with enough openings and pay data are ranked. A city where one employer posts more than 50% of its openings is not ranked, so a single company cannot decide a city's score.
How often is it updated?
Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.

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Cite this ranking

NextChapter, “Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mid-Atlantic,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-all-round-cities-for-remote-workers-in-the-mid-atlantic

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/best-all-round-cities-for-remote-workers-in-the-mid-atlantic">Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mid-Atlantic (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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