Today i'm going to tell you about places that'll pay you to move there over the last year we
focused on places you should move to as a remote worker the idea is if you have a job that can be
done anywhere why not do it in a more affordable place besides affordability why live someplace
with horrible traffic horrific crime and real estate prices that would make elon musk say
something like i don't know that seems to be a bit much i think i'll launch a rocket into space with
nothing but gummy bears on board while i give it a think cost is always the most researched subject
when you're thinking about making a move obviously while researching different videos i came across a
website called make my move that lists and helps remote workers find places to relocate to here's
what i learned as i dug deeper they don't just tell you about affordable places they help you
find places that will pay you to move there and help you apply for the different incentive
packages while talking home they decided to sponsor today's video like i've always said i
won't do sponsored videos unless it fits what you guys are looking for is my audience they are that
sponsor right now in the united states dozens of cities are offering anywhere from three hundred
dollars to over ten thousand dollars in cash incentives tax credits and housing allowances to
make remote workers move make my move is an online directory launched in 2020 that works to connect
remote workers with such offers around the country now that remote working has gone mainstream it
only makes sense to have a website and service like this people are starting to look around and
realize that life can be better outside of los angeles chicago new york and san francisco so
today's video is in no particular order i'm going to show you the website and some of the offers
that they have got it get it good let's take a look number five muncie indiana muncie indiana
sits about an hour northeast of indianapolis with the white river flowing right through town
this is a college town it has that whole college vibe muncie is home to ball state university and
ivy tech community college like so many other midwestern towns muncie's been losing population
so they're doing things to get new blood in town they've revitalized their downtown area which i
think has been kind of kept a secret they have a respectable craft beer scene solid shopping
and a decent food scene if you're thinking about moving to muncie here's some things that might
help you decide they have one gig internet the median home value here for a three bedroom two
bath is about 110 000 as we all have learned median is just you know like real estate jargon
the average person wants to know what the average price is so we poke around zillow to see what's
sold recently and what's available now and it looks like 80 000 will get you something you
probably don't want but they go all the way up to about 450 000 and beyond with 225 000 being the
threshold for a decent place to live in most cases now here's their offer they will give you five
thousand dollars in relocation money they also give you access to things like ball state library
a semester at ball state university rec fit and co-work space at the innovation connector
with all of these offers on the website they have an apply button there and you apply for
it and you see what all the ins and outs are and what they're looking for and if there's
anything you have to do to get this offer their incentive package totals six thousand dollars
number four west lafayette indiana west lafayette is about 65 miles northwest of the state capital
of indianapolis and about 113 miles southeast of chicago illinois west lafayette sits on the
wabash river right across from lafayette indiana they're two different places this is a town of
about 45 000 residents and it's home to purdue university go boilermakers yes it is a drink
and it is a college mascot west lafayette has some great stats low crime good schools and a decent
cost living and they're still making offers to get you to move there west lafayette has gig internet
so internet's no problem you can definitely work from home and the median home value is only about
two hundred thousand dollars but judging from what they've sold in the last six months and what they
got going on right now you can expect a decent home to start off around 250 that is still really
low they go all the way up over seven hundred thousand if you decide to take this offer and
that offer decides to take you they'll give you five thousand dollars to move to west lafayette
you'll get 2500 on the first day of work at your new job and six months later if you're still at
that job they'll give you your other twenty five hundred dollars all the details are right there on
the website they kind of tell you everything and if you need any help they'll help you out with it
in my opinion west lafayette's a great place for families i mean they've got great stats when it
comes to their schools and i'm not just talking about purdue i'm talking about the high school
elementary middle schools all that good stuff they also have parks golf the river like i said lakes
all over the place indiana is one of those states that's kind of known for being a great place to
raise a family the total of west lafayette's incentive package is nine thousand dollars
number three stillwater oklahoma every time i see stillwater on a map i think of that movie almost
famous the band in the movie was called stillwater great movie and a pretty decent place to live
stillwater is home to oklahoma state university and it's kind of between oklahoma city and tulsa
even though it's one of oklahoma's bigger cities i mean they don't have terribly large cities past
tulsa and oklahoma city stillwater has 50 000 people but you kind of don't get that feeling
i've been to stillwater it's feels like it's a small town even though it's got 50 000 residents
stillwater has a low-cost living gig internet and a decent crime rate their violent crime rates 26
lower than the national average they have a pretty good deal for remote workers they'll give you five
thousand dollars towards a down payment if you buy a home in stillwater city limits
they also get you free martial arts classes free tickets to a couple music festivals
three hundred dollars towards your closing cost fifteen hundred dollars in relocation expenses
and my favorite a two thousand dollar credit at aspen coffee i drink a lot of coffee and that one
stands out more than the five thousand dollar down payment assistance to me you can honestly go to
one of the starbucks or dutch bros around my house and ask them if they've seen me i promise someone
there has seen me within the last three days at the establishment if you want to buy a home here
they say the median home value for a three bedroom two bath is about 184 thousand dollars
realistically though you could find decent homes right now on zillow that are going for about 175
up to 200 and say 25 000 they have newer construction that start off around 300 000.
this is definitely not a bad place to live they got creeks everywhere couple lakes nearby and
free coffee doesn't get any better than that stillwater oklahoma's incentive package totals
nine thousand dollars number two johnson city tennessee tucked away in the appalachian mountains
in eastern tennessee you have the city you never hear enough about when people say tennessee you
instantly think of nashville memphis and even chattanooga you never think of johnson city unless
let's say you're from the area i think that's one of their biggest strengths it helps them keep that
welcoming small town feel even though it's in tennessee they still get one gig internet as we
all know if you're working from home that's a must it's really hard to do a skype call on dial-up you
know they say the median home value here for a three-bedroom bath is about 231 thousand dollars
realistically that's pretty close to what's going on there you can get homes there that aren't
terrible for about two hundred and twenty thousand dollars now they go up they get up there pretty
high but they have a lot of older homes that are in good condition at least it looks like it when
you're looking at zillow and they're going for 225 230 240 000 sure they get up in the 900 thousands
also but they got everything in between something for everyone's price range johnson city has one of
the more entertaining incentive packages first of all they'll give you five thousand dollars
relocation expenses and then they'll give you a thousand dollars off the purchase of a new spa or
hot tub and the next one is key they will give you 500 towards the purchase of a bike from trek which
is mountain bikes this part of tennessee is really big into mountain biking matter of fact they have
a mountain bike park like right in town they also give you a free outdoor grill because if you're
in tennessee you gotta do some barbecue johnson city tennessee's incentive package totals 6750.
now before we get to number one this is the website this is what it looks like
now like all websites it's going to show you some offers they have you know up front they're just
going to be right there in your face but i think what you need to look at also is the offers area
offers opens up a whole nother area where there's a whole bunch of other possibilities
for you morgantown west virginia blaine minnesota north platte nebraska jasper indiana beaumont they
even have an offer to move to eau claire wisconsin which is home to like one of my favorite musicians
or bands bonnie bear if you guys like this video we get enough thumbs up and enough likes we'll do
another one all right on number one and number one tulsa oklahoma yes tulsa oklahoma made the list
they're offering a pretty good package for anyone that wants to move there in case you don't know
tulsa oklahoma is in northeast oklahoma not too far from the kansas missouri and arkansas
border and it also has the arkansas river on the west side of town tulsa is a city that's always
gained population other than the 2010 census the first census they were ever involved in
was 1910 and they gained population every single census in 2010 they lost 0.3 percent
that's not a lot and they went back to their winning ways in 2020 where they gained almost
6 percent that right there tells you they've always kind of been a great place to live
and they're doing things right they've got a low cost of living and they've got low real estate
prices the cost of living in tulsa oklahoma is about 12 percent lower than the national average
housing is 28 lower they say the median home value for a three-bedroom two-bath is 137 000 in tulsa
oklahoma if you look at zillow try and get an idea what's going on there 137 000 is pretty close to
your starting money for a decent house i mean livable nice i would say about 225 000 is really
where you want to be looking to get in a decent neighborhood and a decent home that's a little
bit newer and they go all the way up to a million dollars one thing i really like about tulsa they
have a suburb called new tulsa and it's like they decided to break away from tulsa and start their
own place but they couldn't come up with a good name so they're all let's just call it new tulsa
the name of the program is tulsa remote and their incentive package is about ten thousand dollars
tulsa remote members receive a ten thousand dollar grant to relocate and make tulsa their
home tulsa oklahoma's incentive package can get up to ten thousand dollars in total all right if
you're a remote worker looking for a new town and want to get paid to make that new town your home
go to makemymove.com it will get you where you need to be there's a link in the description below
all right that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it hope you got some information out of it
once again thanks to our sponsor makemymove.com everybody have a great day be nice to each other