Special Report
The Town in Every State Where the Most People Own the Homes They Live In
May 17, 2022 6:00 pm
Source: Courtesy of the City of Piedmont via Facebook
Oklahoma: Piedmont
> Homeownership rate: 96.0% (Oklahoma: 66.1%)
> Median home value: $252,100 (Oklahoma: $142,400)
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $1,599 (Oklahoma: $1,246)
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $628 (Oklahoma: $406)
> Median household income: $85,237 (Oklahoma: $53,840)
> No. of towns considered in ranking: 134
Source: Courtesy of The Hamlet of Beavercreek
Oregon: Beavercreek
> Homeownership rate: 94.5% (Oregon: 62.8%)
> Median home value: $511,500 (Oregon: $336,700)
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $2,317 (Oregon: $1,741)
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $547 (Oregon: $553)
> Median household income: $96,875 (Oregon: $65,667)
> No. of towns considered in ranking: 132
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Pennsylvania: Pocono Woodland Lakes
> Homeownership rate: 100.0% (Pennsylvania: 69.0%)
> Median home value: $218,100 (Pennsylvania: $187,500)
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $1,692 (Pennsylvania: $1,505)
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $508 (Pennsylvania: $542)
> Median household income: $93,673 (Pennsylvania: $63,627)
> No. of towns considered in ranking: 588
Rhode Island: Charlestown
> Homeownership rate: 87.7% (Rhode Island: 61.6%)
> Median home value: $392,500 (Rhode Island: $276,600)
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $1,845 (Rhode Island: $1,879)
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $669 (Rhode Island: $745)
> Median household income: $71,638 (Rhode Island: $70,305)
> No. of towns considered in ranking: 12
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South Carolina: Newport
> Homeownership rate: 98.0% (South Carolina: 70.1%)
> Median home value: $214,500 (South Carolina: $170,100)
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $1,193 (South Carolina: $1,265)
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $452 (South Carolina: $377)
> Median household income: $80,000 (South Carolina: $54,864)
> No. of towns considered in ranking: 174
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