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25. Kane. Kane, Illinois
> Location: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $225,000 ( +3.2 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 28.6%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 21,450 (17.8% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 70
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24. Tolland. Tolland, Connecticut
> Location: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $255,000 ( +21.4 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 30.7%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 6,889 (18.4% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 18
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23. Beaufort. Beaufort, South Carolina
> Location: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $372,500 ( +22.1 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 43.6%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 7,107 (13.8% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 27
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22. Craven. Craven, North Carolina
> Location: New Bern, NC metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $195,000 ( +16.1 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 20.7%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 4,007 (23.3% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 31
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21. Caddo. Caddo, Louisiana
> Location: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metropolitan area
> Median home sale price: $166,000 ( +27.7 1-yr. increase)
> Typical homeownership costs as a share of median income: 19.2%
> Homes with underwater mortgages: 9,011 (27.7% of homes w/ loans)
> Homes with foreclosure filings: 112
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