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A Tiny US City Paying People $50,000 To Move There Got 115 Applications in 2 Weeks. By Dan Latu | March 2025. Pawnee City, Nebraska, a rural town with fewer than 900 residents, is offering $50,000 in down payment assistance to new homebuyers as part of a bold initiative to bring new life to the community.
Des Moines Register

Nebraska Town Offering $50,000 Down Payment To Attract New Residents. Published March 26, 2025. By Chris Mueller. Pawnee City has a bold plan to attract new residents—and it's putting real money behind it.
Lincoln Journal Star

Nebraska city offering $50,000 in down payment aid to new residents. Lincoln Journal Star. Neal Franklin. Mar 16, 2025. Pawnee City has a grocery, a hardware store, a day care, a golf course, and a swimming pool.
“We have all the things you need for a small town,” said Steve Glenn, chairman of the Pawnee City Economic Development Council of the Chamber of Commerce.
Newsweek

The U.S. City Offering $50,000 To Move There. By Giulia Carbonaro | Published March 26, 2025 | Newsweek. Pawnee City, Nebraska, a small rural community about 90 minutes from Lincoln and Omaha, is offering $50,000 in down payment assistance to encourage new residents to relocate.
New York Post

Want To Live in Pawnee? Nebraska Will Give You $50,000 To Move There. By Allaire Conte. Published March 25, 2025, 4:56 p.m. ET. It sounds like something straight out of Parks and Recreation—a small-town revival plan worthy of Leslie Knope herself: build new homes, invest in the community, and watch the town come back to life.
NPR

Pawnee City offering $50,000 incentives to entice potential residents
By Kassidy Arena, Senior Reporter, Nebraska Public Media News
Omaha World Herald

This Nebraska Town Hopes To Draw New Residents With $50,000 Down Payment for a House. By Marjie Ducey | March 13, 2025. Pawnee City is banking that a brand-new house and the security of small-town living will lure needed families to this metropolis of 878 people in southeast Nebraska.
Realtor.com

Want To Live in Pawnee? Nebraska Will Give You $50,000 To Move There. By Allaire Conte. March 24, 2025. It sounds like something straight out of Parks and Recreation—a small-town revival plan worthy of Leslie Knope herself: build new homes, invest in the community, and watch the town come back to life.
SF Gate

Want To Live in Pawnee? Nebraska Will Give You $50,000 To Move There. By Allaire Conte | March 27, 2025 | SFGATE. It sounds like something straight out of Parks and Recreation: a small-town revival plan worthy of Leslie Knope herself—build new homes, invest in the community, and watch the town come back to life.
Yahoo News

A Tiny US City Offering People $50,000 To Move There Got 115 Applications in 2 Weeks. By Dan Latu | March 29, 2025. A Nebraska town with fewer than 900 residents has unveiled an incentive for newcomers. Pawnee City is offering $50,000 in down payment assistance to qualified new residents. Officials hope that the payments to help people buy newly built homes spark a “rural renaissance.”

$50K Incentive Program Draws Statewide & National Praise to Pawnee City

Major outlets including the Lincoln Journal Star, Omaha World-Herald, Nebraska Public Media (NPR), and even The Tucson Daily Star have spotlighted the city’s innovative housing incentive program, which offers $50,000 in down payment assistance to new residents.
Pawnee City Awarded $640,000 from Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund

This funding will play a critical role in helping Pawnee City move forward with the construction of new houses for sale, a project aimed at addressing the local housing needs and supporting economic development in the community. Read more.
Pawnee City Secures Over One Million in Grant Funding

Pawnee City has taken a major step toward revitalizing its community spaces and infrastructure with the approval of over $1 million in combined grant funding.
State Bank of Table Rock & Community Insurance Group Donates $10,000

The State Bank of Table Rock and Community Insurance Group have donated $10,000 to Sweet Second Home Child Care Center in Pawnee City
Economic Development Director Hired

At a special meeting of the Pawnee City Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors enthusiastically approved a groundbreaking proposal to establish a full-time Economic Development Director position.
Project 2030 Groundbreaking

…groundbreaking ceremony for the first two homes in the Vision 2030 housing initiative, marking the beginning of a project that will bring 25 new homes to the community.

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NPR

Omaha World Herald

Realtor.com

SF Gate

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$50K Incentive Program Draws Statewide & National Praise to Pawnee City

Pawnee City Awarded $640,000 from Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Pawnee City Secures Over One Million in Grant Funding

State Bank of Table Rock & Community Insurance Group Donates $10,000

Economic Development Director Hired

Project 2030 Groundbreaking

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