Name: How Small Cities Are Luring Remote Workers Away From Tech Hubs | WSJ
Uploaded: 2021-05-31T08:54:06.000Z
Duration: 7 min 21 s
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the birthplace of Walmart and the gateway to the Ozarks,

which you've probably heard of because of that Netflix show.

this little corner of the country is off the radar

from their high-priced, high-density confines

in cities like San Francisco and New York.

- [Narrator] To help put Northwest Arkansas on the map.

- How soon do you think you could relocate here?

- [Narrator] Among the many incentivized relocation programs

attracting remote workers since the pandemic,

this one in Northwest Arkansas offers $10,000

to those who move to the area and stay for at least a year.

We're talking about cities like Bentonville,

- I did see that Fayetteville was also top places

- [Narrator] They'll even throw in a mountain bike.

- [Narrator] After receiving more than 24,000 applications,

the program called their first 25 winners,

- I wasn't expecting you to tell me, so now I gotta--

- Oh goodness, I'm definitely gonna call my mom.

- [Narrator] It's probably not a huge shock

about trying to get a home, a new home for our family.

- Our living situation in San Jose is very, very compact.

Josue commuted four hours a day from San Jose

leaving just a few precious hours left to spend

with his kids at night in their 800 square foot home,

but even though he was able to work from home

this past year, the Portillos still dreamt

of owning a big house, the kind they still

the Portillos, which includes Josue's parents,

say they'll be heading to the Ozark Mountains

costs less than $270,000, 70% cheaper than San Jose.

It just felt like a secret place that we found, like a gem.

- [Narrator] The Portillos are among the growing numbers

of remote tech workers fleeing the broader Bay Area

In fact, nearly 40% more people moved out

of San Francisco during the pandemic months

compared to the same period a year earlier,

the largest increase of any major city in the country,

according to data from moving company, Updater.

but these states were also top destinations.

While cities like Austin, Denver, and Seattle

are enticing Bay Area tech employees more than ever before.

This comes as some of the biggest tech companies

San Francisco's largest private employer,

have all announced more permanent remote work options.

- I just never had given a thought to Arkansas.

- [Narrator] But if smaller, less known places

for these remote workers, they have to sweeten the deal,

with cash and tax incentives in the tens of thousands.

Though it's $10,000 grants launched in 2018,

A newer program called Choose Topeka pays up to $15,000

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