This Is the Hottest Real Estate Listing in Every State. Nearly All Have One Thing in Common

No, it's not marble countertops.

By Shaina Mishkin
April 02, 2018
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New York's most-desired house isn't located on Manhattan's tony Upper East Side or the Hamptons. It also doesn't come with doorman service, underground parking or access to a 24-hour gym. And with nearly identical neighbors on either side, it's not architecture that sets it apart. It's the price tag.

Curious to know what buyers really want in a home, MONEY asked real estate listings website Trulia to compile a list of the houses in each U.S. state that potential buyers most often bookmarked for future reference. Despite different locales, styles and amenities, the vast majority of the homes most desired by Trulia's millions of users have a single thing in common: affordability.

That is certainly the case for the two-story, turn-of-the-century house on a side street in Jamaica, Queens — the perennially overlooked New York City borough where President Donald Trump grew up — although not where he chose to live his life as a real estate tycoon and reality TV star.

Listed for just over $200,000, the house is a bargain in a competitive neighborhood where listing prices average $480,000. But it's not just a deal by New York City standards. The median U.S. home listing price is $261,500, according to Zillow.

And that's far from the only one. A pueblo-esque Santa Fe-style condo in New Mexico? Under $261,500. An A-Frame lake house in the woods of North Carolina? A whopping $161,600 below the median U.S. listing price. A combination estate/private nightclub perched above Los Angeles and designed by Lenny Kravitz? Well, okay, maybe not that one.

But, of the homes on Trulia's list, 44 of 50 are below the median U.S. listing price, while all but four fall below their respective state's median home listing.

At a time when quality starter homes are hard to find, it makes sense that buyers have their eyes peeled for deals. Excluding California's multimillion-dollar outlier, the average house on Trulia's list (compiled as of March 1) is a 1,670-square-foot three bedroom, two bathroom house listed for $169,713.

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Wondering what buyers have their eyes on in your state? Check out the list below:

Alabama

  • Address: 2601 Elton Road, Huntsville
  • Bedrooms: 5
  • Bathrooms: 3
  • Square feet: 1,446
  • Price: $113,000
  • State's median home listing price: $190,000
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Alaska

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Arizona

  • Address: 12646 N 38th Ave., Phoenix
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,692
  • Price: $125,000
  • State's median home listing price: $275,000
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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

  • Address: 74 Wilmot Road, Hamden
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,376
  • Price: $159,900
  • State's median home listing price: $309,000
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Delaware

  • Address: 13 E Weald Ave., Bear
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,850
  • Price: $150,000
  • State's median home listing price: $277,900
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Florida

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Georgia

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Hawaii

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Idaho

  • Address: 3650 N Rugby Drive, Boise
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 3
  • Square feet: 1,435
  • Price: $289,900
  • State's median home listing price: $287,990
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Illinois

  • Address: 1302 28th St., Rockford
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,300
  • Price: $87,900
  • State's median home listing price: $214,900
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Indiana

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Iowa

  • Address: 954 23rd St., Des Moines
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,341
  • Price: $75,900
  • State's median home listing price: $174,900
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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

  • Address: 352 Center St., Bangor
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,661
  • Price: $159,900
  • State's median home listing price: $224,900
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Maryland

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Massachusetts

  • Address: 159 Main St., North Andover
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,795
  • Price: $394,900
  • State's median home listing price: $419,900
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Michigan

  • Address: 24070 Morton St., Oak Park
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,430
  • Price: $130,000
  • State's median home listing price: $160,000
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Minnesota

  • Address: 265 120th Lane, Blaine
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 911
  • Price: $245,000
  • State's median home listing price: $264,000
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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

  • Address: 319 E 2nd St., Corvallis
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Square feet: 912
  • Price: $194,000
  • State's median home listing price: $310,000
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Nebraska

  • Address: 3613 Center St., Omaha
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 1,600
  • Price: $129,900
  • State's median home listing price: $204,900
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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

  • Address: 270 Heywood Ave., Orange
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 3
  • Square feet: 2,555
  • Price: $275,000
  • State's median home listing price: $285,000
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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

  • Address: 306 15th Ave., Fargo
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Square feet: 2,346
  • Price: $171,900
  • State's median home listing price: $226,900
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Ohio

  • Address: 2338 Wienburg Dr., Dayton
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 3
  • Square feet: 1,864
  • Price: $137,700
  • State's median home listing price: $149,900
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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

Address: 2920 N Saint Paul Ave., Sioux Falls,
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,674
Price: $129,900
State's median home listing price: $224,250

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Tennessee

Address: 4519 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,891
Price: $169,900
State's median home listing price: $225,900

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Texas

Address: 3317 Marymount Drive, Denton
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Square feet: 2,707
Price: $200,000
State's median home listing price: $269,900

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Utah

Address: 1223 E 1100 S, Clearfield
Bedrooms: 7
Bathrooms: 5
Square feet: 3756
Price: $175,000
State's median home listing price: $344,990

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Vermont

Address: 292 Hiram Atkins Byway, Quechee
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 2,384
Price: $69,900
State's median home listing price: $255,000

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Virginia

Address: 8609 Village Way, Alexandria
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Square feet: 1,330
Price: $214,900
State's median home listing price: $294,900

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Washington

Address: 4115 Thornton Road, Olympia
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,727
Price: $250,000
State's median home listing price: $359,000

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West Virginia

Address: 119 Trailblazer Lane, Hedgesville
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,202
Price: $135,841
State's median home listing price: $149,500

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Wisconsin

Address: 1308 S 77th St., West Allis
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 1
Square feet: 1,285
Price: $129,900
State's median home listing price: $199,000

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Wyoming

Address: 445 Cut Throat Drive, Thayne
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square feet: 1,276
Price: $170,000
State's median home listing price: $235,500

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