{"id":80099,"date":"2025-06-16T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=80099"},"modified":"2025-06-13T13:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T20:33:45","slug":"down-payment-dollars-falling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/down-payment-dollars-falling\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers\u2019 Down Payments Are Shrinking for the First Time in Almost Two Years as Housing Market Cools"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The typical U.S. homebuyer puts 15% down, essentially unchanged from 15.1% last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FHA and VA loans are becoming more common as the housing market tilts toward buyers. Just over 15% of mortgaged homebuyers use an FHA loan, and just over 7% use a VA loan, up from last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31% of buyers are paying all cash, little changed from a year ago and down from pandemic-era peaks.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The typical U.S. homebuyer\u2019s down payment is $62,468, down by roughly 1% year over year, the first annual decline in nearly two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"817\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-45.png 817w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-45-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-45-768x568.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data in this report is from a Redfin analysis of county records across 40 of the most populous U.S. metropolitan areas. April 2025 is the most recent month for which data is available. Down-payment data, along with data below on loan types, is limited to home purchases for which buyers took out a mortgage. An all-cash purchase is one in which there is no mortgage loan information on the deed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percentage<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> terms, the typical U.S. homebuyer puts down 15% of the purchase price, essentially unchanged from 15.1% a year earlier. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80101 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-46.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-46.png 617w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-46-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The median U.S. down payment has been around 15% for the last four years, dipping into the 10% range in early 2023. Before the pandemic, the typical down payment was around 10%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last time dollar-amount down payments fell year over year was in summer 2023, when home-sale prices were falling. At that time, the decline in home prices was the main reason down payments were falling: When prices are lower, the percentage buyers put down is lower. Now, home prices are rising; they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/existing-home-sales-six-month-low\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increased 1.4%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> year over year in April. But home-price growth is slowing: For comparison, prices were up roughly 4% at this time in 2024. Slowing price growth is one contributor to lower down payments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Down payments are falling in dollar terms even though overall home prices are rising slightly because not all homebuyers make a down payment; nearly one-third of buyers pay in all cash. (See the third section of this report for more on cash buyers). It\u2019s likely that the people buying homes with a mortgage bought cheaper homes, reducing down payments. That also explains why down payments stayed flat in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">percentage <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">terms but declined in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dollar <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, a slightly higher share of homebuyers are using FHA and VA loans, which require lower down payments. That can push down-payment dollar amounts down. See the next section of this report for more on FHA and VA loans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mortgaged homebuyers are likely purchasing cheaper homes because of affordability challenges: Mortgage rates are near 7%, more than double pandemic-era lows, meaning people are ultra-sensitive to cost. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, there\u2019s an air of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/06\/business\/economy\/trump-tariffs-economy-uncertainty.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">economic uncertainty<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the U.S.; some house hunters taking out a mortgage may be seeking out cheaper homes so they have more money in their bank account for security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall housing market has cooled, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/sellers-vs-buyers-price-impact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">home sellers outnumbering buyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the market shifting in buyers\u2019 favor. Sellers in much of the country are willing to negotiate with buyers and give <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-seller-concessions-march-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">concessions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Some may also be willing to accept lower down payments\u2013which may signal less financial security and a higher chance of the deal falling through\u2013to offload their home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe buyers who are moving forward today are being very careful with their finances because with housing costs near record highs, they\u2019re typically spending a big portion of their paycheck to buy a home. I\u2019m seeing an uptick in first-time buyers looking for starter homes,\u201d said Fernanda Kriese, a Redfin Premier agent in Las Vegas. \u201cCombine that with concerns about layoffs and a potential recession, and people are doing things like cross-comparing mortgage origination fees, shopping around for lenders, and looking into down-payment assistance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>FHA and VA loans Are More Common Than Last Year<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly one of every seven (15.3%) of mortgaged sales used an FHA loan in April, up from 14.2% a year earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The share of mortgaged home sales using a VA loan was 7.2%. That\u2019s the highest April level since 2020, and up from 6.4% a year earlier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-47.png 841w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-47-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-47-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FHA and VA loans are both insured by the U.S. government. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/guides\/first-time-home-buyer-fha-loans\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FHA loans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meant for low-to-moderate-income borrowers and popular with first-time homebuyers, have lower financial requirements than conventional loans; typically, they require a 3.5% down payment. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/definition\/va-loan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VA loans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are available to veterans, service members and their surviving spouses, and require little to no down payment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More homebuyers are using FHA and VA loans now than a year ago\u2013and more buyers are using VA loans than any spring since 2020\u2013because it\u2019s a buyer\u2019s market in much of the country. That means buyers are more likely to get an offer using an FHA or VA loan accepted; in an ultra-competitive market, like we saw in 2021 and early 2022, the market favors buyers with higher down payments and more ability to prove their financial security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conventional loans are the most common type of mortgage, by far. Nearly eight in 10 (77.5%) of home loans were conventional in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>31% of Home Purchases Are All Cash, Little Changed From a Year Ago<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just under one in three (30.7%) of home sales were all cash in April, down slightly from 31.6% a year earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-80103 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-48.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-48.png 616w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-48-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The share of buyers paying in cash peaked at nearly 35% in 2023 because mortgage rates peaked at nearly 8% during that time. Buyers were inclined to pay in cash\u2013if they could afford it\u2013in an attempt to avoid high monthly interest payments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mortgage rates are now in the high-6% range, slightly pushing down the share of buyers paying in cash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Metro-Level Highlights<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data below is from April 2025, the most recent month for which data is available, and covers 40 of the most populous U.S. metros.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Down payments<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Down-payment percentages were highest in three California metros: San Francisco, Anaheim and San Jose, all places where the typical homebuyer put down 25% of the purchase price.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were lowest in Virginia Beach, VA (1.8%), Detroit (5%) and Jacksonville, FL (5.4%).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They fell in 11 of the metros we analyzed, with the biggest declines in Florida: Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They rose most in New York, Baltimore and Riverside, CA.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>All cash<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All-cash home purchases were most prevalent in Cleveland and West Palm Beach, FL, where roughly half of homes were bought in cash. Next came Jacksonville, FL, and Miami, where about 40% of homes were bought in cash.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were least common in Oakland, CA (18.2%), San Jose (18.3%) and Seattle (18.5%).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They increased most in Cleveland, Baltimore and Philadelphia.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They declined most in Pittsburgh, Portland, OR and Sacramento.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>FHA loans<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FHA loans were most prevalent in Riverside, CA, where 26.7% of mortgaged home sales used one. Next came Las Vegas (26%) and Tampa, FL (25.9%).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were least prevalent in California: San Francisco (0.6%), San Jose (1.6%) and Anaheim (4.8%).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their use declined in just five of the metros we analyzed, with the biggest declines in Providence, RI, Newark, NJ and Milwaukee.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their use increased most in Columbus, OH, Tampa and Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>VA loans<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VA loans were most prevalent in Virginia Beach, VA (41.7%), Jacksonville (18.3%) and Washington, D.C. (16.5%). Those metros all have a large military presence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were least prevalent in San Francisco, San Jose and New York, where VA loans made up 1% or less of mortgaged sales.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of VA loans increased most in Virginia Beach, Denver and Jacksonville. They declined nowhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><b>Metro-level summary: Down payments, all cash and loan types, April 2025<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 most populous U.S. metros<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>U.S. metro area<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median down payment (%)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median down payment ($)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of homes bought in cash\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of mortgaged home sales using FHA loan<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Share of mortgaged home sales using VA loan<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anaheim, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$290,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$35,188<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$29,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$47,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago, IL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$44,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cincinnati, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25,750<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22,925<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbus, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25,250<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denver, CO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$90,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$13,667<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$56,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacksonville, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$33,100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$181,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$71,250<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milwaukee, WI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$33,890<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis, MN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$38,465<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">29.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montgomery County, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$87,075<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nashville, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$53,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Brunswick, 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