Many lists show the median or average value of homes in major cities throughout the country. These lists always suffer from variations in the median home they represent in the data. The tables then end up comparing the price of apples, oranges and peanuts.
This table shows what a "middle class" home might cost in various cities and areas of the United States. The "home" is as specified below so that we can see how apples compare to apples...
The specifications of the home are:
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2200 square feet |
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Bedrooms |
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4 |
| Rooms |
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8 |
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Full Baths |
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| Location |
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Suburban, Nice |
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Half Bath |
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This particular home specification has been used for some years by Runzheimer International which enables comparison to old data. This present set is roughly mid 2006 and was published by CNN/Money.
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Aberdeen |
South Dakota |
$ 171,625 |
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Acton |
Massachusetts |
$ 637,250 |
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Akron |
Ohio |
$ 192,500 |
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Albany |
New York |
$ 365,857 |
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Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
$ 279,499 |
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Alexandria |
Virginia |
$ 805,000 |
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Allentown |
Pennsylvania |
$ 313,000 |
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Amarillo |
Texas |
$ 194,167 |
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Anchorage |
Alaska |
$ 303,750 |
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Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
$ 324,500 |
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Annapolis |
Maryland |
$ 600,750 |
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Appleton |
Wisconsin |
$ 185,150 |
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Arlington |
Texas |
$ 140,975 |
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Athens |
Georgia |
$ 221,500 |
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Atlanta |
Georgia |
$ 322,210 |
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Augusta |
Maine |
$ 156,125 |
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Aurora |
Illinois |
$ 310,267 |
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Austin |
Texas |
$ 219,954 |
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Bakersfield |
California |
$ 411,500 |
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Baltimore |
Maryland |
$ 536,250 |
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Barrington |
Illinois |
$ 603,750 |
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Basking Ridge |
New Jersey |
$ 660,000 |
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Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
$ 243,150 |
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Beckley |
West Virginia |
$ 152,000 |
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Bel Air |
Maryland |
$ 382,500 |
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Bellevue |
Washington |
$ 658,000 |
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Bend |
Oregon |
$ 482,750 |
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Bethesda |
Maryland |
$ 879,100 |
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Beverly Hills |
California |
$ 1,800,000 |
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Billings |
Montana |
$ 150,141 |
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Binghamton |
New York |
$ 171,135 |
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Bismarck |
North Dakota |
$ 186,010 |
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Bloomington |
Illinois |
$ 222,250 |
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Boca Raton |
Florida |
$ 623,750 |
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Boise |
Idaho |
$ 250,925 |
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Boston |
Massachusetts |
$ 1,275,000 |
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Boulder |
Colorado |
$ 536,000 |
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Bozeman |
Montana |
$ 332,250 |
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Bridgewater |
New Jersey |
$ 613,300 |
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Buffalo |
New York |
$ 235,000 |
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Burlington |
Vermont |
$ 371,725 |
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Cadillac |
Michigan |
$ 151,530 |
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Canton |
Ohio |
$ 148,333 |
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Cape Cod |
Massachusetts |
$ 628,750 |
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Carol Stream |
Illinois |
$ 296,334 |
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Champaign |
Illinois |
$ 229,650 |
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Charleston |
West Virginia |
$ 187,750 |
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Charleston |
South Carolina |
$ 361,250 |
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Charlotte |
North Carolina |
$ 228,500 |
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Chattanooga |
Tennessee |
$ 232,817 |
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Cherry Hill |
New Jersey |
$ 289,855 |
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Cheyenne |
Wyoming |
$ 213,166 |
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Chicago |
Illinois |
$ 916,667 |
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Cincinnati |
Ohio |
$ 248,853 |
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Clearwater |
Florida |
$ 386,250 |
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Cleveland |
Ohio |
$ 216,000 |
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Clinton |
New Jersey |
$ 490,000 |
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Coeur d' Alene |
Idaho |
$ 248,853 |
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College Station |
Texas |
$ 201,775 |
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Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
$ 217,000 |
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Columbia |
South Carolina |
$ 191,666 |
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Columbia |
Maryland |
$ 462,975 |
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Columbus |
Georgia |
$ 250,600 |
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Columbus |
Ohio |
$ 251,364 |
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Conshohocken |
Pennsylvania |
$ 396,125 |
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Corpus Christi |
Texas |
$ 189,300 |
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Dallas |
Texas |
$ 288,278 |
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Dalton |
Georgia |
$ 189,225 |
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Danbury |
Connecticut |
$ 626,000 |
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Davis |
California |
$ 657,000 |
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Dayton |
Ohio |
$ 175,250 |
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Daytona Beach |
Florida |
$ 354,898 |
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Deerfield |
Illinois |
$ 596,200 |
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Denver |
Colorado |
$ 356,619 |
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Des Moines |
Iowa |
$ 249,907 |
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Detroit |
Michigan |
$ 254,310 |
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Doylestown |
Pennsylvania |
$ 456,225 |
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Dubuque |
Iowa |
$ 193,625 |
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Easton |
Maryland |
$ 402,000 |
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Eau Claire |
Wisconsin |
$ 161,531 |
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Edina |
Minnesota |
$ 438,662 |
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Edison |
New Jersey |
$ 504,333 |
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El Paso |
Texas |
$ 209,100 |
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Elgin |
Illinois |
$ 292,892 |
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Encinitas |
California |
$ 778,275 |
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Erie |
Pennsylvania |
$ 188,975 |
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Eugene |
Oregon |
$ 329,075 |
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Evansville |
Indiana |
$ 175,437 |
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Fairfield |
Connecticut |
$ 667,500 |
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Fargo |
North Dakota |
$ 211,500 |
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Fayetteville |
North Carolina |
$ 200,000 |
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Fayetteville |
Arkansas |
$ 248,012 |
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Flagstaff |
Arizona |
$ 488,467 |
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Florence |
Kentucky |
$ 210,967 |
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Flossmoor |
Illinois |
$ 304,633 |
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Fond du lac |
Wisconsin |
$ 224,675 |
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Fort Collins |
Colorado |
$ 271,745 |
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Fort Smith |
Arkansas |
$ 179,225 |
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Fort Wayne |
Indiana |
$ 175,038 |
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Fort Worth |
Texas |
$ 151,250 |
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Framingham |
Massachusetts |
$ 530,000 |
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Frederick |
Maryland |
$ 438,750 |
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Fremont |
California |
$ 983,050 |
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Fresno |
California |
$ 440,000 |
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Ft. Lauderdale |
Florida |
$ 502,475 |
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Ft. Myers |
Florida |
$ 409,534 |
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Gainesville |
Florida |
$ 295,050 |
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Galena |
Illinois |
$ 211,250 |
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Grand Blanc |
Michigan |
$ 218,873 |
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Grand Rapids |
Michigan |
$ 195,333 |
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Grass Valley |
California |
$ 477,428 |
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Grayling |
Michigan |
$ 144,250 |
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Great Falls |
Montana |
$ 159,000 |
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Green Bay |
Wisconsin |
$ 266,150 |
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Greensboro |
North Carolina |
$ 195,905 |
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Greenville |
South Carolina |
$ 200,725 |
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Greenwich |
Connecticut |
$ 1,403,750 |
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Gulfport/ Biloxi |
Mississippi |
$ 215,900 |
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Hagerstown |
Maryland |
$ 332,750 |
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Hanover |
New Hampshire |
$ 510,000 |
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Harrisburg |
Pennsylvania |
$ 283,270 |
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Harrison |
Ohio |
$ 213,000 |
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Helena |
Montana |
$ 196,675 |
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Highlands Ranch |
Colorado |
$ 385,750 |
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Honolulu |
Hawaii |
$ 858,750 |
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Houston |
Texas |
$ 155,304 |
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Huntsville |
Alabama |
$ 204,300 |
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Indian River |
Michigan |
$ 245,125 |
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Indianapolis |
Indiana |
$ 182,130 |
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Iowa City |
Iowa |
$ 208,691 |
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Irvine |
California |
$ 905,000 |
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Jackson |
Michigan |
$ 217,992 |
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Jackson |
Mississippi |
$ 235,750 |
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Jacksonville |
Florida |
$ 315,766 |
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Joliet |
Illinois |
$ 234,250 |
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Juneau |
Alaska |
$ 472,500 |
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Kalamazoo |
Michigan |
$ 228,450 |
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Kalispell |
Montana |
$ 193,572 |
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Kansas City |
Missouri |
$ 200,000 |
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Katonah |
New York |
$ 912,000 |
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Kearney |
Nebraska |
$ 212,250 |
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Key West |
Florida |
$ 872,250 |
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Kihei, Maui |
Hawaii |
$ 935,000 |
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Killeen |
Texas |
$ 140,310 |
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Knoxville |
Tennessee |
$ 184,933 |
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La Jolla |
California |
$ 1,762,500 |
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Lafayette |
Louisiana |
$ 241,600 |
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Lake Minnetonka |
Minnesota |
$ 405,200 |
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Lake Orion |
Michigan |
$ 258,000 |
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Lancaster |
Pennsylvania |
$ 271,450 |
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Lansing |
Michigan |
$ 247,450 |
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Las Vegas |
Nevada |
$ 361,250 |
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Lawrence |
Kansas |
$ 247,450 |
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Leavenworth |
Kansas |
$ 217,075 |
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Leesburg |
Virginia |
$ 598,750 |
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Lewiston |
Maine |
$ 219,250 |
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Lexington |
Kentucky |
$ 213,779 |
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Lexington |
Massachusetts |
$ 760,000 |
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Little Rock |
Arkansas |
$ 198,750 |
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Long Beach |
California |
$ 1,017,500 |
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Long Island |
New York |
$ 667,723 |
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Louisville |
Kentucky |
$ 250,043 |
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Lubbock |
Texas |
$ 158,225 |
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Lynchburg |
Virginia |
$ 262,325 |
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Macon |
Georgia |
$ 166,300 |
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Madison |
New Jersey |
$ 809,000 |
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Madison |
Wisconsin |
$ 279,500 |
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Mankato |
Minnesota |
$ 259,225 |
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Marlboro |
New Jersey |
$ 508,750 |
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Medford |
Oregon |
$ 447,427 |
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Media |
Pennsylvania |
$ 367,250 |
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Memphis |
Tennessee |
$ 193,875 |
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Mesa |
Arizona |
$ 253,600 |
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Miami |
Florida |
$ 690,855 |
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Middletown |
New York |
$ 402,333 |
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Midland |
Michigan |
$ 213,552 |
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Milford |
Connecticut |
$ 451,250 |
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Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
$ 331,725 |
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Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
$ 421,433 |
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Minot |
North Dakota |
$ 132,333 |
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Mission Viejo |
California |
$ 856,750 |
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Mobile |
Alabama |
$ 216,109 |
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Modesto |
California |
$ 492,000 |
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Montclair |
New Jersey |
$ 511,000 |
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Monterey Pen. |
California |
$ 926,250 |
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Montpelier |
Vermont |
$ 310,000 |
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Mt. Laurel |
New Jersey |
$ 359,167 |
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Mt. Pleasant |
Michigan |
$ 198,000 |
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Munster |
Indiana |
$ 323,900 |
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Myrtle Beach |
South Carolina |
$ 253,938 |
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Napa |
California |
$ 763,250 |
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Naperville |
Illinois |
$ 349,870 |
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Naples |
Florida |
$ 590,555 |
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Nashua |
New Hampshire |
$ 349,125 |
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Nashville |
Tennessee |
$ 226,000 |
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New Orleans |
Louisianna |
$ 311,821 |
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Newport Beach |
California |
$ 1,566,250 |
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North Platte |
Nebraska |
$ 187,750 |
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Northampton |
Massachusetts |
$ 431,000 |
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Oakland |
California |
$ 1,100,000 |
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Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma |
$ 193,500 |
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Old Lyme |
Connecticut |
$ 570,000 |
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Orland Park |
Illinois |
$ 365,000 |
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Orlando |
Florida |
$ 383,300 |
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Overland Park |
Kansas |
$ 201,250 |
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Palm Desert |
California |
$ 526,500 |
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Palo Alto |
California |
$ 1,652,042 |
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Palos Verdes |
California |
$ 1,337,000 |
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Panama City |
Florida |
$ 358,333 |
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Parkersburg |
West Virginia |
$ 162,667 |
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Pasadena |
California |
$ 931,228 |
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Pensacola |
Florida |
$ 226,703 |
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Peoria |
Illinois |
$ 225,750 |
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Petoskey |
Michigan |
$ 263,000 |
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Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
$ 518,700 |
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Phoenix |
Arizona |
$ 307,966 |
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Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
$ 257,712 |
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Plano |
Texas |
$ 193,059 |
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