AutSanc - What would bring you to it?

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I posted this in Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation, but it's pretty deserted compared to General Autism Discussion, so I thought I'd post it here:

I was talking with my girlfriend about the idea of a community made up mostly of autistics (I am thinking at least 80% autistic).

Now, the main issue is this: How do we draw more autistics than neurotypicals? I had thought that we could offer lower rental or homebuying rates, but it seems that that wouldn't work from a legal standpoint. Offering jobs to autistics might work, but we can't ONLY hire autistics. The draw of a community designed solely for autistics might work for some, but I highly doubt it would be enough.

One idea that came up was this: a NPO that's run through the company that would own the rental properties, supermarket, etc. The NPO would fund relocations of autistics and pay a percentage of the rent, but only for autistics and only in that community. For example, a one bedroom for a neurotypical might be $1000 a month (higher than any one bedroom here), but the NPO would pay 50-60% of the autistic's rent, making it $400-$500 a month. Obviously, rental rates would depend on the property tax, so that the company wouldn't lose money, but funding the NPO's rent paying wouldn't give it much profit.

I like this idea, but I'm not sure if it's legal or if there's another idea that might work better. Any suggestions?

For the record, I don't mean a community like an assisted living community or anything like that. I mean a community like a small town.

So what would make you want to come there? What do you think would draw autistics, or families of autistics, to this town?