New Orleans
Population: 343,829
Median home price: $152,200
2011 price change: -4.8%
If hurricanes (the cocktail kind) and zydeco won't keep you young, we can't help you.
San Francisco
Population: 805,235
Median home price: $676,100
2011 price change: -6.7%
The City by the Bay is expensive, but values will probably rise further amid the IPO craze.
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