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The County With the Most Expensive Housing Market in Every State

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Kansas: Johnson County
> Median home value: $280,489
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $1,703
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 1.5%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 21.7%
> Median household income: $81,121

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Kentucky: Oldham County
> Median home value: $308,928
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $1,659
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 1.7%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 29.8%
> Median household income: $92,237

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Louisiana: Orleans Parish
> Median home value: $237,027
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $1,653
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 3%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 10.4%
> Median household income: $38,721

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Maine: Cumberland County
> Median home value: $294,008
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $1,697
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 1.6%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 14.6%
> Median household income: $65,702

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Maryland: Montgomery County
> Median home value: $507,032
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $2,460
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 9.4%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 14.2%
> Median household income: $103,178

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