Special Report
Counties Where the Fewest People Own Their Homes
May 25, 2022 6:00 pm
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5. Kings County, New York
> Homeownership rate: 30.3%
> Median home value: $734,800 — 12th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $2,946 — 14th highest of 3,071 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $917 — 33rd highest of 3,072 counties
> Median household income: $63,973 — 627th highest of 3,072 counties
4. Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
> Homeownership rate: 27.7%
> Median home value: $316,700 — 180th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $1,993 — 131st highest of 3,071 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $580 — 271st highest of 3,072 counties (tied)
> Median household income: $87,443 — 114th highest of 3,072 counties
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3. Chattahoochee County, Georgia
> Homeownership rate: 24.3%
> Median home value: $82,000 — 277th lowest of 3,072 counties (tied)
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $1,160 — 1,531st highest of 3,071 counties (tied)
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $381 — 1,055th lowest of 3,072 counties (tied)
> Median household income: $45,700 — 767th lowest of 3,072 counties
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2. New York County, New York
> Homeownership rate: 24.1%
> Median home value: $1,024,500 — 6th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $3,509 — 6th highest of 3,071 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $1,116 — 17th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median household income: $89,812 — 94th highest of 3,072 counties
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1. Bronx County, New York
> Homeownership rate: 20.1%
> Median home value: $427,900 — 73rd highest of 3,072 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (w/ a mortgage): $2,548 — 50th highest of 3,071 counties
> Median monthly housing costs (no mortgage): $825 — 59th highest of 3,072 counties
> Median household income: $41,895 — 466th lowest of 3,072 counties
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