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45. Du Page. Du Page, Illinois
> Location: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $292,500 ( +7.1 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 27.2%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 43,372 (17.6% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 111
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44. Manatee. Manatee, Florida
> Location: North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $345,000 ( +27.8 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 39.9%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 9,021 (10.1% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 61
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43. Middlesex. Middlesex, New Jersey
> Location: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $360,000 ( +16.1 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 33.3%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 17,466 (11.1% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 107
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42. Berkshire. Berkshire, Massachusetts
> Location: Pittsfield, MA metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $215,000 ( +2.4 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 24.2%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 5,541 (15% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 32
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41. Tazewell. Tazewell, Illinois
> Location: Peoria, IL metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $116,500 ( -2.9 1-yr. decrease)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 16.7%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 9,758 (27.5% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 38
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