9 US cities that are paying people thousands of dollars to move there

• Places across the US are offering people incentives in an attempt to fill jobs and housing.

• Business Insider rounded up nine US cities that will pay you to live there.

• Requirements — such as full-time residency and employment — vary depending on the city.

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Major American cities like New York have little trouble finding workers to fill jobs and housing. In other, smaller cities facing labor shortages, it's a different story.

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To lure out-of-state workers, a number of cities are offering new residents big incentives — like money toward college loans and free land — to move there. Just consider Lincoln, Kansas which is offering free plots of land to those willing to build on them.

Business Insider rounded up nine US cities that are dishing out perks to prospective residents.

Keep reading to see the list.

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