Towns in rural America are attempting to revitalize their increasingly anemic communities by incentivizing people to move out to the countryside.

Cash grants, student loan pay offs and free land giveaways are just some of the enticements smaller communities are offering to a younger generation of Americans looking to leave the big city, where in some places individuals can utilize up to $80,000 worth of incentives to relocate.

According to USA Today, rural America encompasses 75 per cent of the country, but only 16 per cent of its population, the lowest in the nation's history.

Numbers show that 54 per cent of the population in 1910 lived in rural communities, but dropped to just 19 per cent in 2010, according to a report by real estate website Zillow.

USA Today explains the phenomenon is a complicated mix of many factors, but essentially boils down to rural Americans facing fewer opportunities following technological advancement and the continued consolidation of the agricultural industry.

Academics have also argued that an increasingly globalized world where free trade and competition from emerging foreign markets have created a dearth of options for Americans living in the more bucolic regions of America.

'Meanwhile, the growth of steel, automobile and other industries, along with a college education, pulled young people into urban areas where they got married and had children. Most did not return to their rural roots,' William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution, explained to USA Today.

But its not just communities in the idyllic plains of the American country side that are offering these programs.

A few surprising cities and even states also say they will help you payoff homes and financial obligations if you agree to live in their communities.

Here are some of the places around the United States Country Living Magazine says you may want to consider for your next move:

Harmony, Minnesota

Cash grants, student loan pay offs and free land giveaways are just some of the enticements smaller communities are offering

Towns in rural America are attempting to revitalize their increasingly anemic communities by incentivizing people to move out to the countryside

The Harmony Economic Development Authority incentivize people to build homes in this town with a cash rebate program worth between $5,000 to $12,000, with no restrictions on age or income level.

According to the 2010 census, the population of Harmony stood at 1,020 and features the largest Amish community in the state. The town, which bills itself as the 'Biggest Little Town in Southern Minnesota,' currently has a media age of just over 50 years of age.

The town has looked to its neighbors in Stewartville, a town of 5,900, which has seen significant growth since it implemented its own plans in 2013, offering $5,000 to build a house or $7,500 to put up a commercial, industrial or multifamily residential building, according to The Start Tribune.

'It's worked — very much so,' city administrator William Schimmel said. 'I know that some think, 'Oh, those folks were going to build anyway.' But we've seen new investment.

Marne, Iowa

The programs are designed to get a younger generation of Americans looking to leave the big city

Nineteen per cent of American in 2010 resided in rural America, a stark contrast to 54 per cent that lived in small communities in 1910

Officials in this Iowa town, located just 45 minutes away from Omaha, will give you free land to build a house if it's at least 1,200 square feet. The town, according to the 2010 census, has around 120 residents with a median age of 44-years-old.

Mayor of the town Randy Baxter said: 'This is a very picturesque town with rolling hills. For such a small population we have a lot going on.

'We also have a good schooling system, high speed internet and we are well connected to other towns.

'We have a young family of five who took advantage of the scheme living here now.

'And that's what it is all about - getting people to move here and boasting the population.'

To qualify for the scheme people need to be a resident of the US and house construction must be completed within 18 months.

Tribune, Kansas

A few surprising cities and even states also say they will help you payoff homes

Tribune, Kansas is looking to draw a younger generation of Americans to one of its least populated counties in the state, offering to pay off up to $15,000 worth of student loans over five years with the Rural Opportunity Zone program.

'We knew we needed young people in our community, and so we were looking for opportunities to bring them back,' said community development director Christy Hopkins.

'Since beginning the ROZ program, Greeley's population has increased by 55 people—25 of them being direct program participants benefiting from the student loan incentives.'

Curtis, Nebraska

If you build a single-family house in Curtis, Nebraska within a certain timeframe, you can get the lot of land it's built on for free

The land could be located in the town's Roll'n Hills addition or near the Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course

Curtis, Nebraska offers newcomers lots of free land to build a single-family house within a certain timeframe, which can be placed in the town's Roll'n Hills addition or near the Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course.

Curtis currently has a population 896, down from 939 when the 2010 US government surveyed the town in 2010.

Some of the provisions for the free land may have turned investors looking to turn a quick profit away. Curtis officials say that the land is only guaranteed for single-family homes where construction has started within six-months of entering an agreement with the city.

'There's really no catch except that you have to build a house,' Doug Schultz, Curtis city manager, told the Omaha World-Herald.

Baltimore, Maryland

A surprising addition to this list, Baltimore has two programs that will help people looking to move to the city with buying a home

A surprising addition to this list, Baltimore has two programs that will help people looking to move to the city with buying a home.

If you qualify, the Buying into Baltimore program offers residents a $5,000 forgivable five-year loan.

The Vacants to Value Booster scheme offers $10,000 for a down payment and closing costs if you purchase property considered to be distressed or formerly distressed.

As of 2015, Baltimore recorded a population of more than 620,000 residents and is the largest 'independent city' in the United States. An Independent city is a territory not incorporated into a county or counties.

New Haven, Connecticut

New homeowners can count up to $80,000 worth of perks if they decide to build a home in New Haven, Conneticut

New Haven, Connecticut is by no means a small town, but city offers home-owner incentives that qualify it for the Country Living list.

New homeowners can count up to $80,000 worth of perks including a $10,000 forgivable five-year loan for first-time buyers. It also offers $30,000 of renovation assistance, along with paying up to $40,000 towards college tuition.

'You can also receive an additional $2,500 if you’re a city employee, teacher, police officer, firefighter or member of the military,' the program's website states.

The city's homeownership rate is between 32 and 34 percent, according to The New Haven Independent, with city officials looking 'to get to 35 percent and north of that.'

From 2010 to 2016, the town's population increased by 156 people, from 129, 779 to 129,934, according to census data.

Alaska

The whole state of Alaska offers a myriad of different programs that aims to draw people towards the biggest state in the union

The whole state of Alaska offers a myriad of different programs that aims to draw people towards the biggest state in the union.

State-wide interest rate reduction programs for energy-efficient homes along with incentives for veterans and live-in caretakers of physically or mentally-disabled residents are also available.

According to the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's rate of growth and home ownership grew four years in a row until 2017, with the population leveling out at just over 700,000.

In 2016, 2,944 homes were sold, down slightly from 3,000 in 2015, the Daily News added.

Colorado

The Rocky Mountain state offers a program that will help you finance your first home if you suffer from a permanent disability

A down payment assistance grant is also available for everyone that offers up to 4% of a first mortgage, with no repayment necessary

The Rocky Mountain state offers a program that will help you finance your first home if you suffer from a permanent disability. A down payment assistance grant is also available for everyone that offers up to 4% of a first mortgage, with no repayment necessary.

Wyoming

Wyoming offers residents who look to own a refurbished home an incentive through the Rehabilitation & Acquisition Program

The state also has another program that will assist individuals looking to repair old homes that need more than $15,000 worth of repairs

Wyoming offers residents who look to own a refurbished home an incentive through the Rehabilitation & Acquisition Program, which brings foreclosures and abandoned houses back on the market for low income families after being restored.

The state also has another program that will assist individuals looking to repair old homes that need more than $15,000 worth of repairs.