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Claremont Workforce Housing Program
Claremont, MN
Non-cash / land · Active
Offer: Free residential lots to working families
Who it's for: working families, homebuyers
Requirements: Gross annual income: family of 2 under $84,200; family of 3 under $104,000. 9 families targeted.
What it costs to live in MN
Before the incentive, MN itself is 40 of the 48 states we cover on cost of living, counting from the cheapest, with a typical index of 104.3 (US = 100). A typical home runs $393,774 and rent $1,721/mo.
MN levies a state income tax, so weigh the one-off award against the ongoing bill. Effective property tax is around 1.1% of home value.
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 |
| Mankato Free Land Program | Mankato, KS | Active |
| Osborne Free/Low-Cost Land Program | Osborne, KS | Active |
| Making It in Muskegon | Muskegon, MI | Active |
Source: Verified 2025; rural opportunity program. Programs change often — confirm current terms on the official page. SalaryCompareTool is not affiliated with this program.