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However, recent findings from GOBankingRates revealed this is not necessarily the case.
There are at least 10 states where a modest monthly income is enoughmoneyto comfortably afford becoming a homeowner.
Keep reading to see which 10 states you need the least amount of income in 2025 tobuy a home.
West Virginia
2.
Mississippi
3.
Louisiana
4.
Oklahoma
5.
Arkansas
6.
Kentucky
7.
Iowa
8.
Alabama
9.
Kansas
10.
Using the average mortgage and average expenditure costs, the average cost of living was calculated.
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