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5. Clay County, Florida
> Location: Jacksonville, FL metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $250,000 (+18.5% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 31.0%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 7,997 (16.6% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 57
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4. Bay County, Florida
> Location: Panama City, FL metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $262,213 (+14.0% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 28.9%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 10,407 (22.9% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 55
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3. Mchenry County, Illinois
> Location: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $235,506 (+9.8% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 33.7%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 16,493 (18.6% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 70
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2. Atlantic County, New Jersey
> Location: Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $244,500 (+40.5% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 31.7%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 17,354 (24.4% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 89
1. Sussex County, New Jersey
> Location: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $293,545 (+30.5% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 40.6%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 7,646 (18.3% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 45
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