Mar­i­on is ranked #11 in the nation of Best Cities for First-time Home­buy­ers, accord­ing to a 2017 report by Lend­E­DU. https://​lend​e​du​.com/​b​l​o​g​/​best-…

On top of our cur­rent foun­da­tion of low tax­es, mort­gage suc­cess rates and more, Mar­i­on offers the fol­low­ing incentives:

Grant for Grads

Marion/​Grant Coun­ty touts a finan­cial incen­tive pro­gram for col­lege grad­u­ates. The Grant Coun­ty Eco­nom­ic Growth Council’s ​‘Grant for Grads’ hous­ing assis­tance pro­gram pro­vides mon­e­tary assis­tance toward home pur­chas­es for grad­u­ates choos­ing to work and live in Grant Coun­ty. The pro­gram is a proud part­ner­ship with the Afford­able Hous­ing Com­mu­ni­ty Devel­op­ment Cor­po­ra­tion (AHC). The ​“Growth Coun­cil” also offers an array of incen­tives for busi­ness­es. Vis­it www​.grant​coun​ty​.com for more info.

Free City Bus

The City of Mar­i­on prides itself on offer­ing free bus ser­vice. Our Tran­sit Sys­tem is acclaimed by the Indi­ana Coun­cil on Spe­cial­ized Trans­porta­tion and the Nation­al Rur­al Tran­sit Assis­tance Program.

Free Event Space

The 5^th Street Com­mons is a park­ing lot by day, but one may reserve the space for an event in the mul­ti-use out­door space which offers flood light­ing, elec­tri­cal hook-up, a stage, and attrac­tive land­scap­ing. The space is locat­ed at 5^th and Wash­ing­ton Streets, Down­town, Mar­i­on. Con­tact Janet Pear­son to find out more, or to reserve the space: 765.382.3774 / jpearson@​cityofmarion.​in.​gov.

Free Park­ing

The City of Mar­i­on owns sev­er­al park­ing lots in the cen­ter of town. Spaces are first-come first-served, and num­bered spaces are reserved. To ensure a park­ing spot near your home or busi­ness, just con­tact us to lease your very own space or spaces. View all City-owned park­ing lots in the attach­ment below…