Special Report

Counties Where the Fewest People Own Their Homes

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10. Tunica County, Mississippi
> Homeownership rate: 39.0%
> Median home value: $101,800 — 757th lowest of 3,072 counties (tied)
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $1,028 — 767th lowest of 3,071 counties (tied)
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $345 — 595th lowest of 3,072 counties (tied)
> Median household income: $34,485 — 121st lowest of 3,072 counties

9. San Francisco County, California
> Homeownership rate: 38.0%
> Median home value: $1,152,300 — 2nd highest of 3,072 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $3,822 — 2nd highest of 3,071 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $743 — 94th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median household income: $119,136 — 12th highest of 3,072 counties

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8. Suffolk County, Massachusetts
> Homeownership rate: 36.3%
> Median home value: $547,300 — 39th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $2,451 — 53rd highest of 3,071 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $836 — 55th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median household income: $74,881 — 261st highest of 3,072 counties

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7. Petersburg city, Virginia
> Homeownership rate: 36.1%
> Median home value: $111,800 — 1,019th lowest of 3,072 counties (tied)
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $1,163 — 1,508th highest of 3,071 counties (tied)
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $431 — 1,343rd highest of 3,072 counties (tied)
> Median household income: $43,029 — 557th lowest of 3,072 counties

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6. Hudson County, New Jersey
> Homeownership rate: 32.4%
> Median home value: $400,800 — 86th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $2,821 — 23rd highest of 3,071 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $1,155 — 11th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median household income: $75,062 — 260th highest of 3,072 counties

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