America’s Ghost Towns – Page 2

Special Report

November 6, 2022 10:00 am

Vacant Home (CC BY 2.0) by Paul Sableman

25. ZIP 63120 (St. Louis, Missouri)
> Vacant homes: 579 (17.4% of all homes)
> Vacant homes statewide: 42,128 (1.9% of all homes – 7th highest)
> Homes in foreclosure: 5
> 5-yr. population change: -16.6%
> Median home value: $47,000
> Population: 7,823

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24. ZIP 48214 (Detroit, Michigan)
> Vacant homes: 1,065 (17.6% of all homes)
> Vacant homes statewide: 76,452 (2.0% of all homes – 4th highest)
> Homes in foreclosure: 4
> 5-yr. population change: +2.2%
> Median home value: $71,900
> Population: 21,317

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Home Vacant Homeless People Vu... by Paul Sableman

Home Vacant Homeless People Vu... (CC BY 2.0) by Paul Sableman

23. ZIP 63115 (St. Louis, Missouri)
> Vacant homes: 1,275 (17.8% of all homes)
> Vacant homes statewide: 42,128 (1.9% of all homes – 7th highest)
> Homes in foreclosure: 4
> 5-yr. population change: -15.2%
> Median home value: $54,500
> Population: 16,504

Shed Town shotgun house by Taber Andrew Bain

Shed Town shotgun house (CC BY-SA 3.0) by Taber Andrew Bain

22. ZIP 47305 (Muncie, Indiana)
> Vacant homes: 211 (17.9% of all homes)
> Vacant homes statewide: 46,251 (2.1% of all homes – 3rd highest)
> Homes in foreclosure: 3
> 5-yr. population change: -15.4%
> Median home value: $65,400
> Population: 3,373

Abandoned house, Caspar, CA by David Berry

Abandoned house, Caspar, CA (CC BY 2.0) by David Berry

21. ZIP 96137 (Westwood, California)
> Vacant homes: 634 (18.0% of all homes)
> Vacant homes statewide: 72,044 (0.8% of all homes – 13th lowest)
> Homes in foreclosure: 3
> 5-yr. population change: -17.6%
> Median home value: $205,600
> Population: 3,076

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