Free land programs have been part of America ... Kevin Miyazaki for The New York Times Osceola, Iowa, a city with a population of around 5,000, is also giving away empty lots around the city.

The study also finds farmland debt is continuing a downward trajectory, with 84% of Iowa farmland owned debt-free — the highest level ever recorded. In 1982, only 62% of land was owned debt-free ...

Some towns and cities want people to move there so badly that they give things away for free ... land to build one on for free. In Kansas, multiple cities are giving away land, and one city in ...