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While 54% of Americans lived in rural places in 1910, that number fell to 19 percent by 2010, Zillow reported. To revive their communities, these places are hoping that everything from cash grants to paying off student loans and giving away free land will help draw a younger generation to them.
But it's not just small towns that hope to draw more people to them with these programs. Some cities like Baltimore and even entire states like Alaska will pay you to be their newest resident.
Tribune, Kansas will pay off $15,000 of your student loans. Marne, Iowa will give you free land if you build a house that's at least 1,200 ft2 on it. Baltimore, Maryland will give you a $5,000, 5yr forgivable loan and $10,000 down payment toward rehabilitating abandoned homes.
Tempted?
(Score: 2) by cmn32480 on Monday November 13 2017, @05:45AM
As a side note, Baltimore is considering a plan to sell off a large numbers of the blighted properties for $1 each. Aplan that was done in the mid-1980's (I think, but am too lazy to look up) with some success
The fact is, Baltimore's issues are far more systemic. They are a few years behind Detroit for the blight, and giving Chicago a run for their money as the murder (per capita) capital of the country.
The only thing that keeps it running is the constant dump of taxpayer dollars into the city by the rest of the state. It sucks. I keep thinking how great the rest of Maryland would be without the $$ suck that is Baltimore City.
Nuke it from orbit... It is the only way to be sure.
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