5 Small Towns That Will Pay You to Move There

Tired of the rat race in the big city? These five small towns need people and want you to become a part of their community. So much so they will pay you to move there.

Bearskin Rug, Colorado
Population: 73

Bearskin Rug, Colorado will pay you $250 and a shot of Jack Daniels if you build a log cabin in the city limits.

Cornhusk City, Nebraska
Population: 98

Cornhusk City will pay off your student debt if you move there and build a house made of cornhusks within three years.

Bent Whistle, Iowa
Population: 56

Bent Whistle will give you free land if you build the proposed Iowa Bent Whistle Museum and run it for three years.

Rawhide String, Alabama
Population: 113

Rawhide String, Alabama is the site of several rawhide string factories, but they need string testers. City officials will pay for your move there and throw in a free official NFL football if you take a job testing rawhide strings and stay at least a year.

Big Pug, Alaska
Population: 45

Big Pug, Alaska will spot you a half acre of land and a mobile home if you takeover and run the Big Pug Observer, a 125-year-old daily newspaper.