Find Your Career in Mercer County: get paid to move to Hermitage, Farrell, Sharon, Greenville

Hermitage, Farrell, Sharon, Greenville, Pennsylvania offers $1,000 in benefits. Status: taking applications.

$1,000In benefitsCash: none statedUp to $1,000 package; Sharon renters can get $1,500 security deposit help at a JCL Development property

Taking applicationsOpen when we checked on October 30, 2026Apply on the official site

Who it's for: People taking a local job
What you commit to: Stay 24 months, Income $50,000+
Visit before you move: Not mentioned
How we checked: MakeMyMove listing

By Sol Lakein, founder of Slower Sundays.Checked October 30, 2026.How we check programs

$1,000Total valueCash plus perks
$309,000Typical home for saleStatewide

Who qualifies

A remote job is not required
A track for people who take a local job
Household income of at least $50,000
Staying at least 24 months

In the program's words

Live 100+ miles from Mercer County, take a full-time Mercer County job paying over $50,000, live inside Hermitage, Farrell, Sharon or Greenville city limits for two years; remote, gig and self-employed ineligible.

Perks: YMCA; golf; coworking and networking at eCenter@LindenPointe; family fun center; town VIP passes

Run by: Penn-Northwest Development Corporation

Read the official rules and apply

Listed on MakeMyMove, which handles applications for this community; the community has no program page of its own that we could find. Programs change often: confirm the amount and deadline with the program before you plan a move.

Is it worth it?

The grant is the headline. The bigger number is usually what you stop paying every month.

Buying a home$28,554 a year less
The typical home in Pennsylvania costs $309,000, against $742,000 in New York. That's about $28,554 a year less on the mortgage^1,2.
Renting instead$1,353 a month
A 2-bedroom runs $1,353 a month across Pennsylvania, against $1,997 in New York, utilities included³.
Everyday prices2% cheaper than average
Everyday prices in Pennsylvania run 2.4% below the US average. In the New York metro they run 12.6% above the US average⁴.
Pennsylvania income taxFlat 3.07%
Pennsylvania income tax: a flat 3.07% in 2026⁵. Compare states

Cost of living in Pennsylvania

Is it worth it?

The grant is the headline. The bigger number is usually what you stop paying every month.

Buying a home$28,554 a year less
The typical home in Pennsylvania costs $309,000, against $742,000 in New York. That's about $28,554 a year less on the mortgage^1,2.
Renting instead$1,353 a month
A 2-bedroom runs $1,353 a month across Pennsylvania, against $1,997 in New York, utilities included³.
Everyday prices2% cheaper than average
Everyday prices in Pennsylvania run 2.4% below the US average. In the New York metro they run 12.6% above the US average⁴.
Pennsylvania income taxFlat 3.07%
Pennsylvania income tax: a flat 3.07% in 2026⁵. Compare states

Cost of living in Pennsylvania

Living in Mercer County

Home values, rent, local jobs, things to do and remote jobs you can bring: our guide to moving to Mercer County.

Other Pennsylvania programs

3 programs in Pennsylvania were active when we checked on October 30, 2026.

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Questions people ask

How much does Find Your Career in Mercer County pay?

$1,000 in benefits: Up to $1,000 package; Sharon renters can get $1,500 security deposit help at a JCL Development property. Source: https://www.makemymove.com/get-paid/mercer-county-pennsylvania-jobs (accessed 2026-10-30; site (C) 2026).

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Notes on the numbers

1Home prices: the typical home is the median listing price, Realtor.com via FRED, Pennsylvania statewide; we do not have town-level data for this program yet.
2Mortgage: Principal and interest on the median listed home with 20% down, 30-year fixed at 7.32% (Freddie Mac 30-year fixed average, week of October 22, 2026). Excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Rate source
3Rent: Census ACS 2025 1-year, median gross rent for 2-bedroom units (rent plus utilities). Census table
4Everyday prices and the matching salary: BEA regional price parities, 2024.
5Pennsylvania income tax: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Tax Rates, 2026.

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