A rural Kansas county wants remote workers to move there. It's giving new residents $4,500 cash, an internet stipend, and fresh eggs.

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Lincoln County, Kansas is paying remote workers $4,500 cash to move to there. The region hopes to add 70 households.

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Why a boomer left coastal Florida for a rural Arkansas town of 900 residents: 'I didn't think we'd make it' to retirement in Florida

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Milan Novak and his wife
Milan Novak and his wife moved from Florida to Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, a decade ago.

Milan Novak

Boomers fed up with Florida are moving to southern Appalachia, fueling a population spike in longtime rural communities

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A scenic view at the Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia.

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I moved from Boston to rural Kansas last year. It's so much cheaper but I miss the pace of city life, access to healthcare, and people to work with.

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Lauren Savoie, 34, with her husband, 36.

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Move aside, tiny homes: The barndominium is the hottest thing in alternative housing, and it shows just how much the pandemic has changed what people look for in a home

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Exterior of a barndominium.
Exterior of Holly Angel's barndominium

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DeSantis threatened to put a prison next to Disney, but it may not be as scary an idea as he thinks — and in fact small Florida towns could probably use it way more

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md.

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