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You Can Buy a Home for Under $100,000 in These American Cities

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23. Battle Creek, Michigan
> Median home value: $86,500
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 58.0% — 28 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $42,298 — 761 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: -1.0% — 739 out of 835 cities
> Population: 51,316

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22. South Bend, Indiana
> Median home value: $85,200
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 60.3% — 23 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $40,265 — 789 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: 1.4% — 508 out of 835 cities
> Population: 102,037

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21. Camden, New Jersey
> Median home value: $84,000
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 68.1% — 13 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $27,015 — 835 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: -3.8% — 829 out of 835 cities
> Population: 74,002

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20. Lansing, Michigan
> Median home value: $83,500
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 65.2% — 16 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $41,674 — 771 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: 2.3% — 440 out of 835 cities
> Population: 117,159

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19. Rochester, New York
> Median home value: $83,100
> Homes worth less than $100,000: 63.9% — 20 out of 835 cities
> Median household income: $35,590 — 820 out of 835 cities
> 5-year pop. change: -1.8% — 800 out of 835 cities
> Population: 206,848

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