Teachers Live Here

Teacher Tracy Conley and her beautiful pup Traveler at their home in Holland

Teachers Live Here provides $25,700* in down payment assistance to HPS teachers. In exchange, teachers will remain employed in the district for at least 5 additional years.

With a strong belief in the impact HPS teachers are having on students and families in the district and with an understanding of the value they bring to the community as a whole, generous community members are investing in Teachers Live Here. This program provides HPS teachers with the opportunity and the incentive to live where they teach.

• Teachers Live Here is aimed at attracting and retaining the best educators to HPS.

• 16 teachers have been awarded down payment assistance during the 2023 & 2024 school years. Two of these educators are still looking for a home.

• Homes being purchased must be within 15 miles of the district boundaries. 

• Teachers who purchase homes within the school district will be awarded an additional $2500 to assist with closing costs.

• Priority will be given to first-time homebuyers and those purchasing a home within the district.

• Homes being purchased must be owner-occupied for five years.

*Teachers Live Here grants in 2023-2024 will increase to $25,700. The increase is in response to a 2.8% increase in the consumer price index in the region since the start of 2023.

Find out more information HERE at the Holland Public Schools website!