A small Kansas town is offering up to $35,000, tax waivers and quirky incentives to encourage people to move to their rural community.
Neodesha, which lies roughly two hours from both Kansas City and Wichita, is a charming town home to a little more than 2,300 people and it’s now looking to grow.
‘People who are ready to get out of the city, and come to a small town and live a simple life, and to be involved in something – there’s so much more than just going to work everyday and just going home,’ Mayor Devin Johnson told News Nation Now.
‘There’s so much more happening in these rural communities than people realize.’
Similar to many small communities across the country, the hidden gem lying in southeast Kansas has experienced a population decline and an aging housing district for years, despite its excellent education opportunities and small-town charm.
These factors combined led to the town being labeled as a ‘brain drain’ – a term used to describe an influx of young, native residents leaving their hometowns in search for other jobs as they pack their bags to pursue new opportunities elsewhere.
Phil Griffith and Ben Cutler, two native residents who have both made names for themselves in the finance world, wanted to change that title and bring more life to their beloved hometown.
Both men are now working with city leaders as they collaborate with the company MakeMyMove – the nation’s first and only online relocation marketplace – with hopes to entice remote workers to relocate to the plains through alluring incentive packages.
The small Kansas town of Neodesha is offering tempting incentives reaching up to $35,000 for people who work remotely to move there in an attempt to bring people back to rural communities
The Midwestern town, which lies roughly two hours from both Kansas City and Wichita, is a charming community home to a little more than 2,300 people
Similar to many small communities across the country, the hidden gem lying in southeast Kansas…