Remote Work Fueled Arizona’s Migration Boom, Reshaping Towns From Phoenix To Cochise County

COVID changed us. There’s no getting around that simple fact. In some ways, things got better, but even improvements have downsides.

When much of the country went into lockdown back in 2020, offices closed, and remote work became a normal part of life. The new normal, as talking heads said ad nauseam.

Suddenly, you could keep your job, but live anywhere you wanted. So, even if your employer did business in Los Angeles, Seattle, or New York, workers could do their jobs from almost anywhere with a robust wi-fi connection.

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Arizona’s Great Migration

That’s when workers began flocking to Arizona. With great weather, lower taxes, and a lower cost of living than some big cities, the Grand Canyon State became an attractive option…

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