50. Harnett County, North Carolina
> Location: Dunn, NC metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $212,500 (+16.4% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 28.1%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 2,178 (12.9% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 21
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49. Saint Lucie County, Florida
> Location: Port St. Lucie, FL metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $255,000 (+18.6% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 32.2%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 7,296 (9.8% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 67
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48. Ascension County, Louisiana
> Location: Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $220,000 (+0.5% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 19.0%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 4,115 (19.1% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 28
47. Chesapeake City County, Virginia
> Location: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $285,000 (+16.3% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 31.0%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 10,626 (19.0% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 20
46. Kendall County, Illinois
> Location: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $247,945 (+30.5% 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as share of median income: 39.7%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 4,117 (13.7% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 09
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