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You Can Buy a Home for Under $100,000 in These American Cities
July 27, 2021 7:00 pm
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28. Buffalo, New York
> Median home value: $89,800
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 54.1% — 36 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $37,354 — 810 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: -1.2% — 757 out of 835 cities
> Population: 256,480
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27. Erie, Pennsylvania
> Median home value: $89,100
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 62.2% — 22 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $37,894 — 806 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: -3.4% — 826 out of 835 cities
> Population: 97,263
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26. Kokomo, Indiana
> Median home value: $89,100
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 57.4% — 29 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $45,797 — 711 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: 0.2% — 623 out of 835 cities
> Population: 58,145
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25. Harlingen, Texas
> Median home value: $87,500
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 58.8% — 26 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $39,752 — 793 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: -1.0% — 743 out of 835 cities
> Population: 65,129
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24. Lorain, Ohio
> Median home value: $87,300
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 60.3% — 24 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $38,291 — 804 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: 0.0% — 639 out of 835 cities
> Population: 63,801
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