That’s a lot of sandwiches (delivered crazy fast). There’s also an additional $1,000 bonus from Jimmy Johns if you move within one of their delivery zones. If remotes join the Choose Topeka program and move to Topeka, Kansas for up to one year, they can receive up to $5,000 for renting and up to $10,000 for buying a home. The proximity to some bigger cities and the $10,000 cash they give you make this an attractive option as well. These may be small towns, but they’re only a 2-hour drive to Memphis and Nashville and a 1-hour flight to Atlanta. The Remote Shoals program is seeking remote workers or self-employed people who make at least $52,000 per year to move to the Shoals region which includes Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. Apparently, competition is tight for this one, as they received more than 26,000 applicants. People accepted in the program also get $600 to purchase a bicycle (I had no idea bicycles cost that much!). Northwest Arkansas (think Ozark but not so seedy or money laundering-y) launched a Life Works Here initiative offering $10,000 to remote workers to move there for a year. The Shift South Program requires the purchase of a home valued at least at $150,000 in Natchez or Adams County. The city of Natchez, Mississippi is offering $2,500 in relocation expenses and $300 per month for a year, which equates to just over $6,000. Tulsa Remoters also receive free membership to a multi-location coworking space and renters receive discounts on rent at multiple apartment complexes. People accepted into the program receive $10,000 paid in monthly installments, unless you purchase a house in which case, the full $10,000 is paid out. and Hanson (MMM Bop!), Tulsa, Oklahoma is enticing remote workers to become residents for a year through the Tulsa Remote Program. As of last year, the fund was fully allocated but keep them on your radar in case they get more funding. The State of Vermont offering money for people to move The Remote Worker Grant offered $10,000 to remotes relocating to the area. So where does the money reside? Who’s giving you cash to move? Vermont Bringing more people to a city means new customers, new renters, new home buyers, new investors, and new business owners and long-term, it even means businesses may relocate and industry will grow. So many reasons but they all point to economic infusion. Why would cities be offering people money to move? Lesser chosen locations are taking advantage of the increase of employees with the flexibility to live anywhere and enticing them to leave their bustling metropolitan cities with a high cost of living for something quieter and slower and at a lower cost…and they’re offering money in exchange. We choose the place we live in for various reasons:īut would you move somewhere you wouldn’t otherwise have considered if they were paying you to move there?
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