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Natchez Shift South Program
Natchez & Adams County, MS
$6,000 · Active
Offer: $6,000 total: $2,500 upfront + $300/month for 12 months
Who it's for: remote workers, homebuyers
Requirements: Work remotely for out-of-state employer. Purchase home $150,000+. Own/live in home 1+ year. 18+ and work-eligible. Limited to 30 slots.
What $6,000 actually buys in MS
A headline figure only means something against local prices. At a typical MS metro's median rent of $1,450/mo, this award covers about 4.1 months of rent.
It is worth 2.7% of a median home ($224,666) and 10% of median household income ($60,085). Useful toward moving costs, but small next to what a year of living there costs.
What it costs to live in MS
Before the incentive, MS itself is 5 of the 48 states we cover on cost of living, counting from the cheapest, with a typical index of 89.8 (US = 100). A typical home runs $224,666 and rent $1,450/mo.
MS levies a state income tax, so weigh the one-off award against the ongoing bill. Effective property tax is around 0.8% of home value.
How this compares
At $6,000, this is the 24 th largest cash relocation offer of the 32 we track. Several programs pay more, so it is worth comparing before committing.
Source: Verified via Lonely Planet and GOOD Magazine; program launched 2021. Programs change often — confirm current terms on the official page. SalaryCompareTool is not affiliated with this program.