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This County Has the Most Expensive Homes in America
May 5, 2021 9:00 am
Last Updated: May 5, 2021 9:12 am
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40. Yavapai County, Arizona
> Pct. of annual wages needed to afford median monthly housing costs: 42.0%
> Annualized weekly wages: $42,913
> Median home price, Q1 2021: $382,500
> Location: Prescott, AZ metro area
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39. San Francisco County, California
> Pct. of annual wages needed to afford median monthly housing costs: 42.9%
> Annualized weekly wages: $138,944
> Median home price, Q1 2021: $1,225,000
> Location: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area
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38. Beaufort County, South Carolina
> Pct. of annual wages needed to afford median monthly housing costs: 43.6%
> Annualized weekly wages: $43,316
> Median home price, Q1 2021: $372,500
> Location: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metro area
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37. San Mateo County, California
> Pct. of annual wages needed to afford median monthly housing costs: 44.1%
> Annualized weekly wages: $146,497
> Median home price, Q1 2021: $1,354,000
> Location: San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro area
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36. Kootenai County, Idaho
> Pct. of annual wages needed to afford median monthly housing costs: 44.2%
> Annualized weekly wages: $42,952
> Median home price, Q1 2021: $393,750
> Location: Coeur d’Alene, ID metro area
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