Special Report

Cities With the Cheapest Housing

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35. Alton, Illinois
> Median home value: $80,400
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.1% — 531st highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 61.2% — 451st lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 60.0% — 845th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $43,291 — 182nd lowest of 1,788 cities

34. Mansfield, Ohio
> Median home value: $80,300
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 2.5% — 96th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 56.6% — 233rd lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 48.6% — 346th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $36,318 — 50th lowest of 1,788 cities

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33. Greenville, Mississippi
> Median home value: $79,900
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 2.4% — 106th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 45.0% — 38th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 49.6% — 374th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $29,013 — 5th lowest of 1,788 cities

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32. Reading, Pennsylvania
> Median home value: $79,500
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 0.8% — 780th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 54.6% — 174th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 39.4% — 107th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $35,745 — 46th lowest of 1,788 cities

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31. Anderson, Indiana
> Median home value: $78,600
> Homes worth less than $10,000: 1.4% — 355th highest of 1,788 cities
> Share of housing units with a mortgage: 56.2% — 220th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Homeownership rate: 56.1% — 647th lowest of 1,788 cities
> Median household income: $37,110 — 57th lowest of 1,788 cities

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