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The County With the Most Expensive Housing Market in Every State

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Colorado: Pitkin County
> Median home value: $662,964
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $1,947
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 32.4%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 24.8%
> Median household income: $67,755

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Connecticut: Fairfield County
> Median home value: $435,477
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $2,726
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 14.6%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 9.4%
> Median household income: $89,773

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Delaware: New Castle County
> Median home value: $276,686
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $1,611
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 0.9%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 13.6%
> Median household income: $68,336

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Florida: Monroe County
> Median home value: $556,173
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $2,373
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 11.4%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 13.1%
> Median household income: $63,030

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Georgia: Forsyth County
> Median home value: $391,587
> Median monthly housing costs w/ mortgage: $1,813
> Homes valued at $1 mil.+ (2017): 1.1%
> Housing units built in 2000 or later: 51.4%
> Median household income: $96,445

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