Where homes are selling way above -- and below -- asking price
It's true what they say: real estate is all about location. In some markets, buyers are getting homes at nearly half off the listing price, while properties in other markets are selling for far above asking.
On average, homes are selling at 82% of asking price nationwide, according to Daren Blomquist, vice president of RealtyTrac. Some areas in California are so hot that homes are going for more than 15% above asking. But in the Tampa, Fla., area, homes are selling for at an estimated 53% below the listing price.
Here's a breakdown of how counties across the country rank in terms of sales that go far above and below asking price, according to RealtyTrac:
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County
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Median list price
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Median sales price
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Difference from asking price
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Santa Barbara, CA$379,000$499,000+32%359
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Marin, CA$749,000$915,000+22%358
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San Francisco, CA$999,000$1,178,750+18%357
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Kings, NY-NJ-PA$575,000$650,000+13%356
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San Mateo, CA$895,000$979,500+9%355
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Westchester, NY-NJ-PA$450,000$490,000+9%354
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Yakima, WA$142,400$155,000+9%353
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Alexandria City, DC-VA-MD-WV$459,700$500,000+9%352
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Rensselaer, NY$164,900$173,000+5%351
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Outagamie, WI$143,500$149,500+4%350
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Yolo, CA$315,000$323,500+3%349
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Santa Clara, CA$790,000$800,000+1%348
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El Dorado, CA$383,000$385,000+1%347
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Bronx, NY-NJ-PA$379,288$380,0000%346
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Hudson, NY-NJ-PA$389,900$387,500-1%345
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Monterey, CA$454,000$450,000-1%344
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Polk, IA$151,900$150,000-1%343
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Montgomery, OH$92,250$91,000-1%342
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Linn, IA$136,200$134,000-2%341
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Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD$160,000$157,000-2%340
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Scott, MN-WI$239,949$233,000-3%339
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D.C., DC-VA-MD-WV$499,750$485,000-3%338
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Champaign, IL$150,000$145,000-3%337
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Sonoma, CA$469,000$450,000-4%336
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Sacramento, CA$275,000$262,500-5%335
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Fayette, PA$90,000$85,550-5%334
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Racine, WI$145,000$137,500-5%333
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Lancaster, NE$144,900$137,000-5%332
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Los Angeles, CA$529,000$500,000-5%331
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Brown, WI$143,000$135,000-6%330
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Suffolk, NY-NJ-PA$369,000$348,000-6%329
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Union, NY-NJ-PA$315,000$296,025-6%328
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Okaloosa, FL$202,200$190,000-6%327
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Hamilton, OH-KY-IN$114,900$107,950-6%326
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Miami, OH$119,900$112,450-6%325
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Licking, OH$154,900$145,000-6%324
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Multnomah, OR-WA$310,000$290,000-6%323
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Pulaski, AR$155,000$145,000-6%322
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New Castle, PA-NJ-DE-MD$225,000$210,000-7%321
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Richland, SC$144,900$135,000-7%320
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Montgomery, PA-NJ-DE-MD$249,900$232,000-7%319
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Rock Island, IA-IL$102,500$95,000-7%318
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Pima, AZ$169,000$156,450-7%317
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Napa, CA$595,000$550,000-8%316
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Queens, NY-NJ-PA$495,000$457,500-8%315
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Warren, PA-NJ$227,500$210,000-8%314
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Kings, CA$195,000$180,000-8%313
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Ramsey, MN-WI$194,900$179,900-8%312
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Yavapai, AZ$205,000$189,000-8%311
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Washington, AR-MO$189,000$174,000-8%310
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Jefferson, KY-IN$150,000$138,000-8%309
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Monroe, MI$131,200$120,500-8%308
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Faulkner, AR$159,000$145,500-8%307
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Snohomish, WA$349,950$320,000-9%306
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Winnebago, WI$125,900$115,000-9%305
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Orange, CA$639,000$582,500-9%304
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Onslow, NC$139,900$127,250-9%303
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Dakota, MN-WI$234,825$212,500-10%302
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Cumberland, PA$179,900$162,500-10%301
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Humboldt, CA$266,000$240,000-10%300
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Morris, NY-NJ-PA$465,000$419,450-10%299
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Contra Costa, CA$509,450$459,500-10%298
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Lancaster, PA$179,900$162,167-10%297
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Clarke, GA$152,900$137,750-10%296
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Sheboygan, WI$137,500$123,850-10%295
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Santa Cruz, CA$744,000$670,000-10%294
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Tulsa, OK$150,000$135,000-10%293
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Virginia Beach City, VA-NC$250,000$225,000-10%292
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Gloucester, PA-NJ-DE-MD$188,900$170,000-10%291
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Spokane, WA$189,000$170,000-10%290
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Linn, OR$189,000$170,000-10%289
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Hennepin, MN-WI$249,900$224,600-10%288
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Weld, CO$261,750$235,000-10%287
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Fairfield, OH$155,000$139,000-10%286
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Montgomery, DC-VA-MD-WV$435,450$389,900-10%285
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Rockland, NY-NJ-PA$424,900$380,000-11%284
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Greenville, SC$167,750$150,000-11%283
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Coconino, AZ$279,900$250,000-11%282
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Merced, CA$210,000$187,500-11%281
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Riverside, CA$320,990$286,500-11%280
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Lane, OR$230,000$205,000-11%279
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Washington, OR-WA$319,900$285,000-11%278
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Dane, WI$234,900$209,000-11%277
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Franklin, OH$149,900$133,050-11%276
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Alamance, NC$149,900$133,000-11%275
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Milwaukee, WI$144,900$128,500-11%274
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Sussex, NY-NJ-PA$233,375$206,960-11%273
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Nassau, NY-NJ-PA$485,000$430,000-11%272
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Kanawha, WV$139,900$124,000-11%271
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Houston, GA$129,900$115,000-11%270
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Shelby, AL$200,000$177,000-11%269
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Passaic, NY-NJ-PA$299,000$264,500-12%268
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Newport News City, VA-NC$179,900$159,000-12%267
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Carroll, MD$300,000$265,000-12%266
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Stanislaus, CA$265,000$234,000-12%265
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Solano, CA$359,900$317,050-12%264
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Escambia, FL$107,900$95,000-12%263
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Allegheny, PA$129,000$113,500-12%262
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Prince George, DC-VA-MD-WV$239,900$211,000-12%261
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Thurston, WA$250,000$219,250-12%260
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Clark, OR-WA$285,000$249,900-12%259
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Cook, IL-IN-WI$226,920$198,750-12%258
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Guilford, NC$159,900$140,000-12%257
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San Bernardino, CA$269,000$235,000-13%256
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Benton, WA$214,950$187,675-13%255
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Alameda, CA$649,925$565,000-13%254
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Anne Arundel, MD$340,000$295,000-13%253
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Carroll, GA$138,500$120,100-13%252
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Paulding, GA$150,000$129,900-13%251
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Berkeley, SC$175,000$151,250-14%250
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Pierce, WA$255,000$220,000-14%249
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Dauphin, PA$144,900$125,000-14%248
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San Diego, CA$515,000$444,000-14%247
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Whitfield, GA$124,200$106,950-14%246
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New Hanover, NC$189,900$163,500-14%245
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Wright, MN-WI$209,999$180,750-14%244
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Larimer, CO$299,000$257,000-14%243
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Horry, SC-NC$169,000$145,200-14%242
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Leon, FL$174,700$150,000-14%241
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Kenton, OH-KY-IN$134,000$115,050-14%240
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Kitsap, WA$279,694$240,000-14%239
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Howard, MD$419,900$359,785-14%238
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Madera, CA$239,900$205,500-14%237
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Saint Lucie, FL$164,950$141,250-14%236
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San Luis Obispo, CA$549,000$470,000-14%235
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Marion, OR$209,900$179,450-15%234
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Burlington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$222,250$190,000-15%233
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Kent, MI$144,900$123,700-15%232
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Bucks, PA-NJ-DE-MD$296,450$253,000-15%231
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Orange, NY-NJ-PA$235,000$199,900-15%230
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Whatcom, WA$309,865$263,500-15%229
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Pinal, AZ$164,999$139,900-15%228
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Chittenden, VT$295,000$250,000-15%227
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Forsyth, NC$150,000$127,050-15%226
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Madison, AL$169,900$143,850-15%225
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Hunterdon, NY-NJ-PA$399,000$337,500-15%224
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Jackson, MI$114,000$96,375-15%223
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Baltimore, MD$224,900$190,000-16%222
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Tompkins, NY$257,500$217,500-16%221
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Washtenaw, MI$231,000$195,000-16%220
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Medina, OH$189,900$159,750-16%219
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Arapahoe, CO$289,500$243,500-16%218
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Ventura, CA$565,000$475,000-16%217
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Bay, MI$82,800$69,500-16%216
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Cecil, PA-NJ-DE-MD$232,450$195,000-16%215
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Stafford, DC-VA-MD-WV$339,900$285,000-16%214
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Fairfax, DC-VA-MD-WV$525,000$440,000-16%213
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Saint Marys, MD$268,000$224,500-16%212
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Monroe, NY$129,919$108,750-16%211
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Fresno, CA$239,000$200,000-16%210
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Clark, NV$219,900$184,000-16%209
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Miami-Dade, FL$269,000$225,000-16%208
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Cumberland, NC$128,000$107,000-16%207
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Muskegon, MI$89,900$75,000-17%206
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Douglas, GA$143,950$120,000-17%205
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Kenosha, IL-IN-WI$149,900$124,900-17%204
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Madison, MO-IL$124,900$104,000-17%203
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Butte, CA$239,000$199,000-17%202
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Chester, PA-NJ-DE-MD$309,700$257,655-17%201
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King, WA$475,000$395,000-17%200
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San Joaquin, CA$299,450$249,000-17%199
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Gwinnett, GA$209,500$174,000-17%198
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Washoe, NV$295,000$245,000-17%197
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Lake, OH$134,950$112,000-17%196
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Anoka, MN-WI$205,000$169,900-17%195
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Mesa, CO$211,200$175,000-17%194
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Adams, CO$269,000$222,500-17%193
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Prince William, DC-VA-MD-WV$375,000$310,000-17%192
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York, PA$154,500$127,700-17%191
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Shasta, CA$250,000$206,500-17%190
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Richmond, NY-NJ-PA$468,500$386,500-18%189
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Durham, NC$193,990$160,000-18%188
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Bergen, NY-NJ-PA$485,000$400,000-18%187
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Frederick, DC-VA-MD-WV$316,500$261,000-18%186
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Broome, NY$109,500$90,000-18%185
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Knox, TN$169,250$139,000-18%184
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El Paso, CO$249,900$205,000-18%183
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Lebanon, PA$158,420$129,950-18%182
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Genesee, MI$104,900$86,000-18%181
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Columbia, GA-SC$174,900$143,250-18%180
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Loudoun, DC-VA-MD-WV$494,900$405,000-18%179
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Mecklenburg, NC-SC$225,000$184,000-18%178
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Middlesex, NY-NJ-PA$305,900$250,000-18%177
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Ocean, NY-NJ-PA$273,102$223,000-18%176
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Douglas, CO$435,000$355,000-18%175
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Newton, GA$125,000$102,000-18%174
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Rutherford, TN$190,000$155,000-18%173
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Summit, OH$109,900$89,610-18%172
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Saint Johns, FL$269,900$220,000-18%171
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Spotsylvania, DC-VA-MD-WV$269,947$219,950-19%170
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Portage, OH$151,950$123,700-19%169
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Jefferson, OH$359,000$292,250-19%168
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Montgomery, TN-KY$159,900$129,950-19%167
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Tulare, CA$201,950$164,000-19%166
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Northampton, PA-NJ$184,900$150,000-19%165
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Henry, GA$166,830$135,000-19%164
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Sumner, TN$209,900$169,450-19%163
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Saline, AR$149,900$121,000-19%162
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Clermont, OH-KY-IN$169,900$137,000-19%161
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Coweta, GA$199,500$160,800-19%160
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Arlington, DC-VA-MD-WV$589,000$474,500-19%159
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Wilson, TN$234,900$189,065-20%158
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Davidson, TN$210,000$169,000-20%157
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Cumberland, NJ$134,900$108,250-20%156
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Harford, MD$250,000$200,000-20%155
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Charlotte, FL$175,000$139,900-20%154
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Livingston, MI$237,900$190,000-20%153
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Maricopa, AZ$249,900$199,500-20%152
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Indian River, FL$187,000$149,250-20%151
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Albany, NY$199,900$159,500-20%150
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Bradley, TN$154,900$123,550-20%149
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Charles, DC-VA-MD-WV$276,500$220,000-20%148
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Cherokee, GA$227,000$180,500-20%147
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Broward, FL$214,000$170,000-21%146
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Forsyth, GA$297,119$236,000-21%145
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Lake, FL$170,000$135,000-21%144
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Hamilton, TN-GA$170,000$135,000-21%143
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Saint Lawrence, NY$82,500$65,500-21%142
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Pueblo, CO$134,950$107,100-21%141
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Williamson, TN$439,900$349,000-21%140
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Delaware, OH$279,950$221,750-21%139
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Winnebago, IL$99,000$78,375-21%138
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Charleston, SC$335,000$265,000-21%137
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Cowlitz, WA$199,900$158,000-21%136
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Douglas, OR$189,900$150,000-21%135
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Clay, FL$164,950$129,950-21%134
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Baldwin, AL$229,950$181,000-21%133
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Monmouth, NY-NJ-PA$415,000$326,250-21%132
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Kern, CA$209,900$165,000-21%131
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Du Page, IL-IN-WI$299,000$235,000-21%130
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Collier, FL$349,900$275,000-21%129
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Somerset, NY-NJ-PA$435,500$342,000-21%128
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Dorchester, SC$185,450$145,500-22%127
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Jackson, OR$285,000$223,300-22%126
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Benton, AR-MO$174,700$136,800-22%125
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Hanover, VA$259,975$203,400-22%124
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Boulder, CO$440,000$344,000-22%123
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Cabarrus, NC-SC$159,900$125,000-22%122
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Mohave, AZ$149,900$117,000-22%121
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Wake, NC$255,000$199,000-22%120
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Wayne, MI$89,774$70,000-22%119
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Skagit, WA$270,000$210,500-22%118
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Lexington, SC$149,900$116,500-22%117
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Deschutes, OR$300,000$233,000-22%116
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Fulton, GA$298,900$231,500-23%115
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Santa Rosa, FL$187,620$145,000-23%114
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Fayette, GA$285,000$219,900-23%113
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Denver, CO$415,000$320,000-23%112
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Davidson, NC$134,900$104,000-23%111
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Clackamas, OR-WA$369,900$285,000-23%110
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Stark, OH$128,900$99,250-23%109
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Clayton, GA$78,000$60,000-23%108
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Berks, PA$159,900$123,000-23%107
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Greene, OH$126,900$97,500-23%106
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Bartow, GA$149,850$115,000-23%105
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Shelby, TN-MS-AR$150,000$115,000-23%104
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Cobb, GA$234,900$180,000-23%103
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Henderson, NC$229,000$175,250-23%102
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Osceola, FL$181,850$139,000-24%101
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Kane, IL-IN-WI$219,900$168,000-24%100
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Will, IL-IN-WI$209,900$160,000-24%99
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Kendall, IL-IN-WI$210,000$159,750-24%98
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Alachua, FL$169,900$129,200-24%97
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Buncombe, NC$252,500$192,000-24%96
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Placer, CA$475,000$360,000-24%95
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Seminole, FL$219,250$166,000-24%94
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Pinellas, FL$184,950$140,000-24%93
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Saint Clair, MO-IL$122,250$92,500-24%92
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Erie, PA$118,950$90,000-24%91
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Volusia, FL$174,900$132,000-25%90
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Gaston, NC-SC$132,900$100,000-25%89
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Clark, OH$99,700$75,000-25%88
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Bay, FL$199,000$149,500-25%87
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Oneida, NY$120,000$90,100-25%86
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Washington, MD-WV$177,300$133,000-25%85
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Atlantic, NJ$220,000$164,950-25%84
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Henrico, VA$249,950$187,000-25%83
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De Kalb, IL-IN-WI$164,900$123,250-25%82
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Catawba, NC$154,250$115,000-25%81
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Franklin, PA$175,000$130,000-26%80
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Warren, OH-KY-IN$197,000$145,883-26%79
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Beaufort, SC$329,000$243,500-26%78
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Cochise, AZ$135,750$100,000-26%77
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Macomb, MI$142,900$105,000-27%76
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Saratoga, NY$275,000$202,000-27%75
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Washington, PA$192,900$141,450-27%74
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Lorain, OH$132,000$96,750-27%73
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Dekalb, GA$205,000$150,000-27%72
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Aiken, GA-SC$150,000$109,500-27%71
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Butler, PA$223,400$163,000-27%70
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Saint Clair, MI$138,500$101,000-27%69
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Yuma, AZ$126,000$91,800-27%68
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Richmond, GA-SC$109,900$80,000-27%67
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Lake, IL-IN-WI$259,900$189,000-27%66
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Canadian, OK$185,000$134,500-27%65
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Marathon, WI$130,950$95,000-27%64
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Navajo, AZ$169,200$121,500-28%63
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Washington, TN$169,900$122,000-28%62
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Chesterfield, VA$249,000$178,200-28%61
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Brevard, FL$174,900$125,000-29%60
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Palm Beach, FL$255,000$182,000-29%59
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Mchenry, IL-IN-WI$225,000$160,000-29%58
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Lee, FL$225,000$160,000-29%57
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Orange, FL$225,000$160,000-29%56
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Hillsborough, FL$196,950$140,000-29%55
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Cleveland, OK$175,937$125,000-29%54
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Cuyahoga, OH$114,900$81,500-29%53
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Johnston, NC$169,900$120,000-29%52
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Oakland, MI$235,000$165,800-29%51
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Rowan, NC-SC$134,949$95,000-30%50
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Marion, FL$118,500$83,050-30%49
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Kent, DE$208,733$146,000-30%48
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Westmoreland, PA$120,000$83,750-30%47
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Oklahoma, OK$165,000$115,000-30%46
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Sussex, MD-DE$294,900$205,100-30%45
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Schenectady, NY$164,900$114,500-31%44
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Saint Louis, MN-WI$165,000$114,500-31%43
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Lehigh, PA-NJ$179,900$124,450-31%42
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Pitt, NC$144,900$100,000-31%41
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Polk, FL$145,000$100,000-31%40
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Hall, GA$219,900$151,000-31%39
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Mercer, NJ$269,500$185,000-31%38
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Sarasota, FL$249,900$171,000-32%37
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Butler, OH-KY-IN$145,560$99,500-32%36
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Allen, OH$95,500$65,250-32%35
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Pickens, SC$169,500$115,500-32%34
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Beaver, PA$115,900$78,875-32%33
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York, NC-SC$224,995$153,000-32%32
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Randolph, NC$125,000$85,000-32%31
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Duval, FL$149,000$101,050-32%30
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Saginaw, MI$84,900$57,500-32%29
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Lackawanna$119,950$81,000-32%28
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Sarpy, NE-IA$219,950$148,500-32%27
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Monroe, PA$133,370$90,000-33%26
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Orange, NY$375,000$252,500-33%25
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Ulster, NY$220,000$147,000-33%24
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Iredell, NC-SC$235,000$157,000-33%23
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Niagara, NY$119,950$80,000-33%22
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Muscogee, GA-AL$132,900$88,450-33%21
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Ashtabula, OH$109,450$72,000-34%20
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Manatee, FL$269,000$175,250-35%19
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Spartanburg, SC$134,900$87,750-35%18
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Citrus, FL$123,000$80,000-35%17
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Brunswick, SC-NC$199,900$128,000-36%16
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Hernando, FL$122,000$78,000-36%15
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Mobile, AL$139,900$89,188-36%14
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Trumbull, OH-PA$87,500$55,250-37%13
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Peoria, IL$134,900$85,000-37%12
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Anderson, SC$144,900$90,000-38%11
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Montgomery, AL$129,900$79,625-39%10
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Florence, SC$150,000$90,000-40%9
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Jefferson, NY$169,000$100,500-41%8
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Sullivan, TN-VA$142,000$84,000-41%7
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Martin, FL$259,000$151,000-42%6
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Harnett, NC$150,990$85,000-44%5
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Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$159,900$90,000-44%4
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Ingham, MI$110,000$60,500-45%3
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Baltimore City, MD$129,900$69,938-46%2
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Pasco, FL$149,900$80,000-47%1
RealtyTrac based the data on the median price of all listed property and the median price of all sold property in counties with a population greater than 100,000, excluding distressed properties.