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1. Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA)
The deal: Tulsa Remote pays qualified remote workers 10 000 USD—granted as 2 500 USD up-front for moving expenses and the rest as a monthly stipend—plus free coworking space and housing-search help.
Catch: You need a job you can bring with you, live outside Oklahoma now, and commit to 12 months in the city.
Why go: Art-deco architecture, a top-five U.S. riverfront trail and rent that makes your old lease look like a prank.
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2. Topeka, Kansas (USA)
The deal: Choose Topeka offers up to 15 000 USD toward a home purchase (or 10 000 USD if you rent) for people who take jobs in Shawnee County.
Catch: Funds are 50/50 matched by your new employer—land a job first.
Why go: Median house price under 200 000 USD, a surprisingly vibrant murals scene and one-hour drives to tall-grass prairie hikes.
3. Rochester, New York (USA)
The deal: Greater ROC Remote gives remote workers 10 000 USD plus a 9 000 USD stipend to purchase a home in Monroe County.
Catch: Minimum salary 85 000 USD and you must live 300+ kilometres away at the moment you apply.
Why go: Waterfalls in the city core, world-class photography museum and wineries on the Finger Lakes forty minutes south.
4. Albinen, Switzerland
The deal: The village council pays foreign families up to 50 000 CHF (about 54 000 USD) to buy or build a primary residence and live there for at least ten years (municipal site in German).
Catch: Minimum home value 200 000 CHF; leave early and you repay every franc.
Why go: Thermal baths in neighbouring Leukerbad, ski lifts ten minutes away and a school with total enrolment smaller than most classrooms.
5. Sambuca di Sicilia, Italy
The deal: The famous “Casa a 1 €” auction sells abandoned stone houses from 1–3 €, provided you invest ~30 000 € in restoration within three years.
Catch: A 5 000 € deposit (refunded post-renovation).
Why go: Views over Lake Arancio, zero mass tourism and cannoli that ruin the mainland version.
Travelleri tip: See how Sambuca compares price-wise to Lviv in our budget-luxury roundup.
6. Ponza, Italy (Lazio Region Pilot 2025)
The deal: Lazio’s 2025 pilot scheme offers grants up to 15 000 € for freelancers who relocate to Ponza or Ventotene and keep a business open for three years.
Catch: You must arrive between October and March—winter ferries only.
Why go: Rainbow-painted harbour, cliff-side grotto swims and tomato-anchovy pasta that makes Capri weep.
7. Morgantown, West Virginia (USA)
The deal: Ascend WV lures remote workers with 12 000 USD cash spread over two years plus unlimited outdoor-recreation passes (white-water, ski, mountain bike).
Catch: Must move within six months of acceptance and stay two years.
Why go: Appalachian trailheads 15 minutes from craft-beer bars; cost-of-living index under 80 (compared with USA 100 baseline).
Bottom line: City-sponsored relocation cash isn’t a myth, but do the math, read the clauses and—always—visit first. Signing a ten-year stay-put clause sight-unseen can burn through any bonus.
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