To be eligible, you must be relocating for a full-time position with an employer based in Shawnee County. Your home or rental property must be your primary residence, and you have to take part in the Choose Topeka Immersion program.

Luckily, typical home values in the city are exceedingly reasonable at $197,713. Average rent costs, meanwhile, are around $1,189 a month.

City real estate ranges from chic downtown lofts to new-build family homes and historic landmark properties. This beautiful 19th-century home is situated in Potwin Place, one of Topeka's most desirable neighborhoods known for its leafy streets and Victorian-style architecture.

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