27 cities and towns across the US that offer cash and other perks to people who move there

• Some American towns and cities offer major incentives to lure people to move there. • The perks, often aimed at qualifying remote workers, range from cash to free land to gift cards. • Business Insider rounded up 27 places that compensate people in some way to move there.

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 posi