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142,562
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90,520
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52,284
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123,321
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366,046
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Eden Prairie, MN
$430,710
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Columbia-Ellicott
City, MD
$487,602
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Newton, MA
$989,445
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Bellevue, WA
$801,423
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McKinney, TX
$267,661
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Fort Collins, CO
$271,950
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Overland Park, KS
$308,235
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Fishers, IN
$282,482
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Ames, IA
$189,657
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Rogers, AR
$269,229
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