Residents who buy real estate in these towns from the Best Places database see their incomes go the furthest.
| Rank |
City |
Median home sale price 2008 |
| 1 |
Duncanville, TX |
$99,648 |
| 2 |
New Haven, IN |
$89,152 |
| 3 |
Oak Ridge, TN |
$102,950 |
| 4 |
Holland, MI |
$94,018 |
| 5 |
Sterling Heights, MI |
$137,850 |
| 6 |
Deer Park, TX |
$138,135 |
| 7 |
Brownsburg, IN |
$131,000 |
| 8 |
Findlay, OH |
$100,000 |
| 9 |
Lake Jackson, TX |
$143,125 |
| 10 |
Noblesville, IN |
$150,000 |
| 11 |
Little Chute, WI |
$118,000 |
| 12 |
Kentwood, MI |
$117,000 |
| 13 |
Arlington, TX |
$122,549 |
| 14 |
Papillion, NE |
$155,500 |
| 15 |
Fremont, NE |
$95,000 |
| 16 |
Davenport, IA |
$99,312 |
| 17 |
Jenison, MI |
$128,250 |
| 18 |
La Vergne, TN |
$120,000 |
| 19 |
Derby, KS |
$143,871 |
| 20 |
Wooster, OH |
$104,500 |
| 21 |
Norwalk, OH |
$95,500 |
| 22 |
Fond du Lac, WI |
$110,000 |
| 23 |
New Baltimore, MI |
$160,000 |
| 24 |
Plainfield, IN |
$126,000 |
| 25 |
Merrillville, IN |
$122,309 |
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From the August 2009 issue
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