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America’s Fastest Shrinking Housing Markets

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16. Fargo, ND-MN
> 1-yr. chg. in median home sale price: -0.4%
> Median home sale price 2018 Q2: $219,800
> Median home sale price 2019 Q2: $219,000
> Median household income: $63,353

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15. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
> 1-yr. chg. in median home sale price: -0.6%
> Median home sale price 2018 Q2: $473,100
> Median home sale price 2019 Q2: $470,100
> Median household income: $91,198

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14. Rockford, IL
> 1-yr. chg. in median home sale price: -0.7%
> Median home sale price 2018 Q2: $128,800
> Median home sale price 2019 Q2: $127,900
> Median household income: $55,484

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13. Panama City, FL
> 1-yr. chg. in median home sale price: -0.8%
> Median home sale price 2018 Q2: $222,800
> Median home sale price 2019 Q2: $221,100
> Median household income: $51,594

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12. Topeka, KS
> 1-yr. chg. in median home sale price: -0.9%
> Median home sale price 2018 Q2: $139,300
> Median home sale price 2019 Q2: $138,100
> Median household income: $56,834

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