Napa, Calif.Population: 76,915
Median home price: $363,100
2011 price change: -5.5%
Here, you can buy your own piece of wine country, with home prices down 52% from their peak.
Sarasota, Fla.
Population: 51,917
Median home price: $173,700
2011 price change: -7.9%
This longtime retiree favorite offers a lively art scene and educational opportunities on the Gulf.
Sedona, Ariz.
Population: 10,031
Median home price: NA
2011 price change: NA
Besides its great hiking and so-called vortex sites -- spots purportedly bathed in energy from the earth -- this New Age hub offers stunning red-rock vistas and 50° winters.
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