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This Georgia city wants to pay you more than $7,000 to move there

COLUMBUS, Georgia ((Courtesy: City of Columbus))

COLUMBUS, Ga. — A Georgia city will pay you more than $7,000 to move there.

According to MakeMyMove.com, a marketplace that helps people find cities incentivizing workers to move there, Columbus is offering a $7,400 package to anyone who moves to the west Georgia city.

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The package includes $5,000 for relocation expenses, six months of coworking space at CoWork Columbus, an annual community connection outing, which includes rafting, ziplining and a mixer with locals, a 1-year-membership to Fetch Dog Park, a 1-year-membership to the Columbus Aquatics Center, coffee with the mayor and more.

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Many of the incentive programs on MakeMyMove.com are for remote workers.

Columbus is along the Chattahoochee River and offers a low cost of living and is a hub for startups. The city is the second-largest in Georgia.

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“Explore the possibilities and make your move to Columbus, the major Georgia metro with a big hometown heart. Columbus welcomes remote workers with a $5,000 relocation incentive. Apply today and discover a city where life flows more meaningfully, and your full potential awaits,” MakeMyMove.com wrote.

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