Special Report

Cities With the Cheapest Housing

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45. Terre Haute, Indiana
> Median home value: $83,800
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.2% — 477th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 63.5% — 608th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 54.1% — 559th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $37,299 — 61st lowest of 1,788 cities

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44. Toledo, Ohio
> Median home value: $83,600
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 2.2% — 134th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 58.5% — 323rd lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 50.7% — 423rd lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $39,155 — 87th lowest of 1,788 cities

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43. Akron, Ohio
> Median home value: $83,500
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.2% — 476th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 59.3% — 352nd lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 50.4% — 408th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $40,281 — 104th lowest of 1,788 cities

42. Granite City, Illinois
> Median home value: $83,100
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.8% — 208th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 61.0% — 443rd lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 64.8% — 709th highest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $53,545 — 507th lowest of 1,788 cities

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41. Camden, New Jersey
> Median home value: $82,500
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.1% — 506th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 56.6% — 234th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 40.3% — 127th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $28,623 — 4th lowest of 1,788 cities

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