Get recruited back to Indiana — with relocation incentives
IU-educated professionals are in demand in Indiana, so communities across the state are sponsoring relocation packages to recruit and welcome you home.
Have a remote job? Bring it. Want to explore opportunities with Indiana employers? Personalized networking is part of the package - along with cash and perks up to $15k, and expert long distance relocation support.
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How It Works:
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Explore communities, review incentive packages, connect with locals.
Apply
Submit a quick application to local program sponsors.
Get Invited
If approved, accept your “offer” to access personalized relocation support.
Welcome Home
Receive incentive benefits in an Indiana community where you are welcome, wanted and empowered to shape the future.
Big opportunities. Small-town ease.
These Indiana communities are recruiting new residents.
Featured Program
Come Home to Bloomington
Relocation Incentive Package Value: $8,100
Population: 35K (non-students)
Sponsor: Amplify Bloomington
Program Seats: 25
In 2026, Bloomington remains everything you loved as a student—creative, innovative, global cuisine options, and, of course, home to basketball and Kirkwood. Today, it’s also a rising tech city, powered by IU’s world-class research enterprise and a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem supported by schools like Kelley and Luddy, IU Innovates, Amplify Bloomington, and many others across campus. Plus, football!
Amplify Bloomington’s Relocation Package for Remote Workers
- Membership to Amplify Bloomington, including access to The Mill, Bloomington’s iconic co-working community
- Support for entrepreneurs, including 1:1 startup coaching
- Networking events with alumni, civic & business leaders
- Expert long distance relocation support provided by MakeMyMove
Remote Workers Apply Now
More Indiana Programs to Explore
Noblesville, Indiana
Relocation Incentive Package Value: $15,000
Population: 275K
Sponsor: The City of Noblesville
Program Seats: 30
Jasper, Indiana
Relocation Incentive Package Value: $5,000+
Population: 17K
Sponsor: Radius Indiana
Program Seats: 40
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Relocation Incentive Package Value: $14,480
Population: 275K
Sponsor: The Northeast Indiana Partnership
Program Seats: 100
Indianapolis & Suburbs
Relocation Incentive Package Value: $10,000
Population: 3M+ in Central Indiana
Sponsor: The Indy Chamber
Program Seats: 50
After launching careers nationwide, alumni are living well in Indiana.
“Being near IU gives us access to so much - sports, art, lectures, kids’ camps,” Marissa said. “It’s a small town that still feels globally connected.”
– The Easts, Mike (‘02) and Marissa (‘03)
Miami, Fl to Bloomington, IN
“We’ve lived all over...this feels like home.”
– Justin and Millie
Atlanta, GA to McCordsville, IN
“I have my professional career and side passion projects, he has his art, and we both have quality time with the kids. It’s a balance we couldn’t find before.”
Marissa East
Miami, FL to Bloomington, IN
“Since moving to Richmond, Indiana, we’ve felt nothing but welcome.”
– Ashleigh D.
Wheeling, WV to Richmond, IN
“There’s something special here - and it feels good to be part of it.”
AJ O’Reilly
Minneapolis, MN to Noblesville, IN
“In Austin, we were in a small house and couldn’t really move up. Here, our real estate dollars go so much further. We finally have room to breathe.”
– Ken Sharp
Austin, TX to Noblesville, IN
“You’ll find people who moved here recently, too. Everyone’s open to connecting, it’s part of the culture.”
Marissa East
Miami, FL to Bloomington, IN
“Now, we walk to a lot of places, our community feels closer-knit, and it’s just a slower, more intentional way of living.”
– Luke Lawson
Washington D.C. to Indianapolis, IN
“The time is right for this kind of approach given the growing acceptance of remote work arrangements and the relative cost-of-living advantage that so many Hoosier communities offer.”
Remote workers can get paid thousands to move to Indiana, Newsweek, 2025
Families are being paid $5,000 to move to small towns in states like Indiana and escape a cost of living crisis in big cities
Fortune, 2025
Is the grass greener somewhere else? Communities lure new residents with cash
USA Today, 2025
A pandemic-era experiment has gone mainstream: Towns are sweetening cash offers with concert tickets, gift cards and golf memberships
Wall Street Journal, 2025
Program paying remote workers to move to Indiana 'is working'
WTHR Indianapolis, 2025
Meet the Zoomers who are quitting the rat race, skipping the $8 lattes, and buying homes in towns you’ve never heard of.
The Good Life, According to Gen Z, The Free Press, 2025
Cost of Living Comparison
More space, more comfort – same budget.
For the same $1,500 a month, you’ll get about 44% more living space in Indiana than in the nation’s top metro areas.
Buying in Indiana
$1,500 Monthly Mortgage
1,452 sq ft
of living space
3 bedrooms
of living space
2 bathrooms
of living space
Renting in Major Metros
$1,500 Monthly Rent
720 sq ft
1 bathroom
1 bedroom
Whether you’re ready to raise a family, grow your career, or start something new, there’s opportunity for you to do it here, in the Hoosier state.
Best Places to Live in the U.S. Carmel (2), Fishers (4)
U.S. News & World Report, 2025-26
Top 10 States for Business
CNBC, 2025
#10 Lowest Cost of Living in the U.S.
MERIC, Q3 2025
Ranked 3rd in the U.S. for economic outlook
ALEC Rich States, Poor States 2025
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