Study: Hartford Among Worst Cities For Office Jobs In U.S.

HARTFORD, CT — Many Connecticut residents travel to Hartford to work in one of its myriad office buildings, especially those serving the insurance industry.

But a national real estate software company says Hartford is among the worst cities in the country to work an office job.

Yardi Kube, a national software company that assists the commercial real estate industry recently conducted a study of the "Top 10 Best Metros for Office Jobs in 2023."

Out of that study, however, came Yardi's eight "worst" metropolitan areas to work an office job, with Hartford coming in sixth on that dubious list.

The worst place in the country, according to Yardi Kube, is Riverside, Calif.

The study, completed at the end of last year, crunches numbers in such categories as office density, cost of living, unemployment rate and other statistics and boils it down to a single numerical score.

The ratings system is based on a score of 100 and Hartford's total score was 32.59. Riverside's score was 25.54.

Conversely, the top places to have an office job were: Raleigh, N.C., at 69.85; Austin, Texas, at 68.27; and San Jose, Calif., at 60.46.

Yardi Kube cited three factors impacting Hartford's negative rating:

• A "challenging" economic environment.

• A high cost of living.

• A low office mobility rate.

For more information on the study by Yardi Kube, click on this link.