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What are Middle of Road Real Estate Prices? PDF Print E-mail
Written by The Home Economist   
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 22:36

Hey, America: You Are Here.

Everyone - including this site - rushes to tell you the most expensive and most affordable places to live. But most of America lies right in the middle. For this real estate ranking, we sliced off the top, threw away the bottom, and brought to you affordabilty ranking for the core of this country.

 

 

Share of Homes

 

Median 

 

Median 

National 

 

affordable to median 

 

family 

 

Home 

Rank 

 

income earners

 

income 

 

Price 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

71.6

 

$50,700

 

$137,000

86

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

71.5

 

$59,900

 

$130,000

87

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

71.1

 

$63,900

 

$178,000

88

Modesto, CA

71.1

 

$56,500

 

$160,000

88

Merced, CA

70.9

 

$47,400

 

$130,000

90

Ocala, FL

70.8

 

$48,800

 

$126,000

91

Glens Falls, NY

70.7

 

$58,600

 

$143,000

92

Port St. Lucie, FL

70.6

 

$59,800

 

$145,000

93

Denver-Aurora, CO

70.3

 

$71,800

 

$193,000

94

Norwich-New London, CT

70.3

 

$77,400

 

$198,000

94

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

70.2

 

$75,000

 

$217,000

96

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

70.1

 

$67,700

 

$160,000

97

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

69.6

 

$70,600

 

$172,000

98

Ogden-Clearfield, UT

69.6

 

$65,000

 

$200,000

98

Fairbanks, AK

69.5

 

$71,300

 

$197,000

100

Gainesville, GA

69.4

 

$57,100

 

$140,000

101

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ ^^^

69.4

 

$73,900

 

$215,000

101

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ^^^

69.0

 

$97,200

 

$276,000

103

Fort Walton Beach, FL

68.8

 

$63,200

 

$176,000

104

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

68.8

 

$81,100

 

$205,000

104

Albuquerque, NM MSA

68.7

 

$58,000

 

$172,000

106

Manchester-Nashua, NH

68.6

 

$82,500

 

$202,000

107

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ

68.6

 

$58,700

 

$144,000

107

Punta Gorda, FL

68.5

 

$52,600

 

$130,000

109

Waco, TX

68.2

 

$48,200

 

$119,000

110

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

68.0

 

$56,500

 

$144,000

111

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX ^^^

67.5

 

$65,000

 

$155,000

112

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

67.5

 

$62,600

 

$180,000

112

New Haven-Milford, CT

67.3

 

$74,900

 

$195,000

114

Austin-Round Rock, TX

67.2

 

$69,100

 

$176,000

115

Madison, WI

67.1

 

$77,600

 

$200,000

116

Durham, NC

66.8

 

$62,100

 

$169,000

117

Stockton, CA

66.4

 

$61,300

 

$175,000

118

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

66.2

 

$61,100

 

$150,000

119

Pittsfield, MA

66.2

 

$64,800

 

$166,000

119

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA

66.0

 

$71,000

 

$208,000

121

Yuba City, CA

65.8

 

$53,400

 

$166,000

122

Gainesville, FL

65.7

 

$56,600

 

$155,000

123

Peabody, MA ^^^

65.6

 

$78,800

 

$234,000

124

Richmond, VA

65.3

 

$69,300

 

$210,000

125

Spokane, WA

65.1

 

$56,700

 

$167,000

126

Reno-Sparks, NV

64.8

 

$69,500

 

$216,000

127

Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL

64.6

 

$59,600

 

$155,000

128

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA

64.6

 

$74,300

 

$224,000

128

Camden, NJ ^^^

64.4

 

$78,300

 

$200,000

130

Raleigh-Cary, NC

64.4

 

$74,900

 

$218,000

130

Tucson, AZ

64.1

 

$55,000

 

$170,000

132

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

64.1

 

$65,100

 

$199,000

132

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

63.6

 

$52,300

 

$145,000

134

College Station-Bryan, TX

63.5

 

$55,800

 

$151,000

135

Carson City, NV

63.3

 

$63,100

 

$199,000

136

Source: National Association of Home Builders 

 

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