Econintersect: A new housing release shows that median home values in many small counties across the nation held steady after the most recent recession, while values in large counties declined. In 66.9 percent of the 1,038 smaller counties (with populations between 20,000 and 65,000) the median home value in the post-recession period of 2010-2012 was not statistically different from the recession period of 2007-2009. Similarly, the median home values in 37 of the 50 smallest counties of this size were not statistically different from the recession period.
In contrast, median home values in 43 of the 50 largest counties declined over the same period. Nationally, the median home value was $174,600 in the post-recession period, a $17,300 decline from the recession period of 2007-2009.
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Smaller Counties Did Not Have A Housing Crisis
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source: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb13-190.html