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GOBankingRates analyzed each U.S. state to rank it from best to worst.
However, theaverage single-family homein Maine is $407,172.
The Carolinas ranked in the middle overall in the study.
These prices seem expensive until you compareNew Yorkwith its neighbors.
Massachusetts, a northern neighboring state, is also expensive.
Mid-Atlantic states like Delaware and Maryland had higher violent crime rates of 5.71% and 4.31%, respectively.
In some cases, that perception is true.
According to GOBankingRates research, older adults aged 65 and over accounted for over 21% of Floridas population.
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