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Cities With the Cheapest Housing

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40. Zanesville, Ohio
> Median home value: $81,700
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 0.3% — 395th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 60.5% — 414th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 44.3% — 214th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $33,158 — 24th lowest of 1,788 cities

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39. Pharr, Texas
> Median home value: $81,600
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.4% — 349th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 33.1% — 6th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 59.1% — 799th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $40,513 — 111th lowest of 1,788 cities

38. Lincoln Park, Michigan
> Median home value: $81,000
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.8% — 230th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 53.6% — 144th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 70.8% — 468th highest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $47,094 — 285th lowest of 1,788 cities (tied)

37. Springfield, Ohio
> Median home value: $80,600
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.0% — 627th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 58.4% — 317th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 50.3% — 402nd lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $39,344 — 91st lowest of 1,788 cities

36. Gadsden, Alabama
> Median home value: $80,400
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 0.8% — 807th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 46.2% — 45th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 58.2% — 760th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $34,062 — 31st lowest of 1,788 cities

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