Making It in Muskegon

Non-cash / land  · Active

Offer: Lifestyle benefits: Luge Adventure Park passes, West Michigan Symphony tickets, museum memberships, car detailing

Who it's for: remote workers, professionals

Requirements: Full-time remote or local employment. $65,000+ annual income. Lease/purchase in Muskegon County. 18+ years old. Designed for lifestyle appeal.

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Cost of living in MI →

What it costs to live in MI

Before the incentive, MI itself is 22 of the 48 states we cover on cost of living, counting from the cheapest, with a typical index of 95 (US = 100). A typical home runs $279,752 and rent $1,500/mo.

MI levies a state income tax, so weigh the one-off award against the ongoing bill. Effective property tax is around 1.5% of home value.

Cost of living in MI →

How this compares

This is one of 8 non-cash offers we track — programs giving away land or lots rather than writing a cheque. They are harder to value than a cash award because the real cost is what you then have to build, but they can be the largest offers of all if you were planning to build anyway.

Program	Place	Status
Lincoln Free Land Program	Lincoln, KS	Active
Marne Free Land Program	Marne, IA	Active
Beatrice Homestead Act 2010	Beatrice, NE	Active
Claremont Workforce Housing Program	Claremont, MN	Active
Mankato Free Land Program	Mankato, KS	Active
Osborne Free/Low-Cost Land Program	Osborne, KS	Active

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Other MI programs

Program	Place	Award	Status
Jackson 100 Homes Program	Jackson	$25,000	Active