Live & Work Remote in Eau Claire: get paid to move to Eau Claire County

Eau Claire County, Wisconsin offers $5,000 cash. Status: waitlist.

$5,000CashAs published by the program$5,000 relocation cash; $11,500 total package

WaitlistJoining the waitlist was open on October 30, 2026Apply on the official site

Who it's for: Remote workers
What you commit to: Income $55,000+
Visit before you move: Help offered
How we checked: MakeMyMove listing

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

$11,500Total valueCash plus perks
$389,900Typical home for saleStatewide

Who qualifies

A full-time remote job or self-employment with clients elsewhere
Household income of at least $55,000

In the program's words

Full-time remote employee or self-employed, household income at least $55,000, living outside Wisconsin, move to Eau Claire County within 6 months.

Perks: Welcome basket; coworking at The Coven; Leadership Eau Claire, YPN and Chamber memberships; mover meetups; hotel stay while house hunting; choice of sports, family or arts package

Visit before you move: A free hotel stay while you house hunt. Length not stated. Program page, checked November 4, 2026.

Run by: Eau Claire County (via MakeMyMove)

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$26,040 a year less
The typical home in Wisconsin costs $389,900, against $784,778 in Boston. That's about $26,040 a year less on the mortgage^1,2.
Renting instead$1,236 a month
A 2-bedroom runs $1,236 a month across Wisconsin, against $2,370 in Boston, utilities included³.
Program cash$5,000
The program adds $5,000 in cash, $11,500 in total value.
Everyday prices6% cheaper than average
Everyday prices in Wisconsin run 5.9% below the US average. In the Boston metro they run 8.3% above the US average⁴.

Cost of living in Wisconsin

Is it worth it?

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

Buying a home$23,219 a year less
The typical home in Wisconsin costs $389,900, against $742,000 in New York. That's about $23,219 a year less on the mortgage^1,2.
Renting instead$1,236 a month
A 2-bedroom runs $1,236 a month across Wisconsin, against $1,997 in New York, utilities included³.
Program cash$5,000
The program adds $5,000 in cash, $11,500 in total value.
Everyday prices6% cheaper than average
Everyday prices in Wisconsin run 5.9% below the US average. In the New York metro they run 12.6% above the US average⁴.

Cost of living in Wisconsin

Living in Eau Claire

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

Other Wisconsin programs

9 programs in Wisconsin were active when we checked on October 30, 2026.

Show 5 more

Get paid to move to Wisconsin: every program

Programs in other states

Questions people ask

How much does Live & Work Remote in Eau Claire pay?

Who can apply to Live & Work Remote in Eau Claire?

Full-time remote employee or self-employed, household income at least $55,000, living outside Wisconsin, move to Eau Claire County within 6 months.

Does Live & Work Remote in Eau Claire help you visit before you move?

Yes. A free hotel stay while you house hunt. Length not stated. Source: https://www.makemymove.com/get-paid/eau-claire-wisconsin (checked November 4, 2026).

Is Live & Work Remote in Eau Claire still open?

Find the cities that fit your family

Answer a few quick questions and get your shortlist, ranked on what you care about. Free, no account.

Find my cities

Notes on the numbers

1Home prices: the typical home is the median listing price, Realtor.com via FRED, Wisconsin 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.

Sources for this page

$5,000 cashWaitlist · Eau Claire County

Apply