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Remote work and a search for affordable housing have reshaped where people live. Cities across the US that might have previously flown under the radar are offering new residents big incentives, from cash to free land. Lillian Griffith moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, from Alpharetta, Georgia, in August 2022 to take advantage of the Tulsa Remote program, which granted her $10,000 simply for relocating to the city. "The Tulsa Remote program is not some elitist program that only accepts people who work in high-paying positions," Griffith, a data engineer, told Business Insider in 2023. "It's more about pulling people who can bring a good culture to the city." New residents can boost the communities offering incentives, too. Perry County, Indiana, located an hour west of Louisville, Kentucky, offers qualifying new residents $7,000 split into two payments: $3,500 when they arrive and $3,500 after 12 months. It's an investment in the region's future, said Shiraz Mukarram, manager at the Perry County Development Corporation. "We do not want Perry County to be one of those statistics of a declining population. We want to make it grow," Mukarram told BI. Business Insider rounded up 27 places across the US that are dishing out perks to anyone who moves there, presented in alphabetical order.
