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Want land? Take it — it's free
ReplyDeleteBy Alison Gregor of SwitchYard Media
When the first Homestead Act became law in 1862, it let people build new lives and homes in exchange for free land. Eventually, these people settled about 10% of the U.S. Although the federal government is no longer involved in homesteading, some towns are more than happy to hand out free land to new community members.
Almost all of these towns are agricultural, tiny — with populations in the three digits — and located in the Midwest and Great Plains states. In return for land, they merely ask newcomers to build a home there. Some towns are satisfied with having a new property to tax, while others are even more pleased to welcome permanent residents to their shrinking numbers.
"I don't want to say offering free land is a last-ditch effort for a community," says Kim Preston, a research assistant for the Nebraska's nonprofit Center for Rural Affairs, which keeps a rough list of towns offering free land. "But it's getting close."
Here are several towns offering free land.
•Bing: Where else can you get free land?
•Video: Town offers free land