Thinking about where to retire? Here are 30 great U.S. cities for older Americans

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Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall StreetPublished 8:06 a.m. ET April 26, 2018 | Updated 8:51 a.m. ET May 6, 2018

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The U.S. is on the verge of a massive surge of retirement in the coming years. As of 2016, 14.3% of the population was aged 65 or older. That figure is expected to rise to over 20% in the next decade.

The rapidly-aging American population is currently changing the face of our economy, creating urgent need for new medical services, retirement communities, and recreational facilities and activities. For those millions of retiring Americans who are looking to find a place to live out their post-work years, a warm climate is often enough.

There are, however, many other considerations that seniors are keeping in mind when choosing a place to retire. 24/7 Wall Street identified the best cities for older Americans to retire based on an index of a dozen measures.

We included in our analysis the concentration of recreational facilities such as golf courses and bowling alleys, the presence of doctors and dentists, and retirement income. We also rewarded areas with already high concentrations of seniors, as they are likely indicative of older residents there finding peers and facilities tailored to them.

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Based on these factors, 24/7 Wall Street ranked the 30 best cities for older Americans.

30. Barnstable Town, Mass.

Barnstable Town, Mass. (Photo: Kevin Rutherford , Flickr)

• Share of population 65+: 27.9% (top 10%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 70.3
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 99.9 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $32,576 (top 10%)

29. Appleton, Wis.

• Share of population 65+: 13.0%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 95.6 (top 25%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 69.6
• Average retirement income: $20,693 (bottom 25%)

28. Casper, Wyo.

• Share of population 65+: 12.8%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 125.3 (top 10%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 72.8
• Average retirement income: $21,979

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27. Parkersburg-Vienna, W.Va.

• Share of population 65+: 18.8% (top 10%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 58.6
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 82.8
• Average retirement income: $18,722 (bottom 25%)

26. Fond du Lac, Wyo.

• Share of population 65+: 16.5%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 71.1
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 54.8 (bottom 25%)
• Average retirement income: $19,068 (bottom 25%)

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25. Ames, Iowa

Ames, Iowa (Photo: Thinkstock)

• Share of population 65+: 10.5% (bottom 10%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 166.7 (top 10%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 70.0
• Average retirement income: $30,159 (top 25%)

24. Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn.

• Share of population 65+: 12.9%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 60.2
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 109.0 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $27,218 (top 25%)

23. Columbia, Mo.

• Share of population 65+: 10.3% (bottom 10%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 187.5 (top 10%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 111.0 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $27,008 (top 25%)

22. Morgantown, W.Va.

• Share of population 65+: 12.4% (bottom 25%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 99.3 (top 25%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 101.9 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $22,237

21. St. Cloud, Minn.

• Share of population 65+: 13.2%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 96.5 (top 25%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 85.4
• Average retirement income: $20,428 (bottom 25%)

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20. Eau Claire, Wis.

Eau Claire, Wis. (Photo: mattckaiser, Shutterstock.com)

• Share of population 65+: 14.6%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 94.4 (top 25%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 109.8 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $20,018 (bottom 25%)

19. Duluth, Minn.-Wis.

• Share of population 65+: 17.0% (top 25%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 69.4
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 101.4 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $20,832 (bottom 25%)

18. Pittsfield, Mass.

• Share of population 65+: 21.1% (top 10%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 52.2
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 113.5 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $24,120

17. Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pa.

• Share of population 65+: 17.9% (top 25%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 92.1 (top 25%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 141.6 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $17,523 (bottom 10%)

16. Dubuque, Iowa

• Share of population 65+: 16.1%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 89.8 (top 25%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 78.3
• Average retirement income: $18,444 (bottom 10%)

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15. Sheboygan, Wis.

Sheboygan, Wis. (Photo: self , Wikimedia Commons)

• Share of population 65+: 16.2%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 53.4
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 57.2 (bottom 25%)
• Average retirement income: $18,292 (bottom 10%)

14. Carbondale-Marion, Ill.

• Share of population 65+: 15.5%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 66.5
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 102.0 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $28,751 (top 25%)

13. Springfield, Ill.

• Share of population 65+: 15.9%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 87.4 (top 25%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 115.4 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $31,332 (top 10%)

12. Wausau, Wis.

• Share of population 65+: 15.9%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 69.5
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 90.7 (top 25%)
• Average retirement income: $18,537 (bottom 10%)

11. Jefferson City, Mo.

• Share of population 65+: 14.7%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 64.2
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 59.1
• Average retirement income: $22,660

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10. Lima, Ohio

Lima, Ohio (Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wclaphotography/)

• Share of population 65+: 16.0%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 66.1
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 73.3
• Average retirement income: $21,182

9. Grand Island, Neb.

• Share of population 65+: 15.3%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 76.4
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 65.4
• Average retirement income: $19,041 (bottom 25%)

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8. Madison, Wis.

• Share of population 65+: 12.5% (bottom 25%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 154.1 (top 10%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 112.6 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $28,360 (top 25%)

7. La Crosse-Onalaska, Wis.-Minn.

• Share of population 65+: 15.3%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 119.1 (top 10%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 132.9 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $20,613 (bottom 25%)

6. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

• Share of population 65+: 15.7%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 74.9
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 81.8
• Average retirement income: $18,915 (bottom 25%)

5. Sioux City, Iowa-Neb.-S.D.

Sioux City, Iowa-Neb.-S.D. (Photo: Thinkstock)

• Share of population 65+: 14.6%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 65.2
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 53.0 (bottom 25%)
• Average retirement income: $18,361 (bottom 10%)

4. Ann Arbor, Mich.

• Share of population 65+: 11.8% (bottom 25%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 118.9 (top 10%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 174.7 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $28,981 (top 25%)

3. Sioux Falls, S.D.

• Share of population 65+: 11.8% (bottom 25%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 142.3 (top 10%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 102.5 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $22,963

2. Iowa City, Iowa

• Share of population 65+: 10.7% (bottom 10%)
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 116.5 (top 10%)
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 163.5 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $25,766

1. Rochester, Minn.

• Share of population 65+: 14.8%
• Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 62.7
• Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 175.1 (top 10%)
• Average retirement income: $26,217

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Findings and methodology

To identify the 20 best cities for older Americans, 24/7 Wall St. created an index based on indicators that best captured the social, health, and economic climate of each metropolitan statistical area specifically for the population 65 years and older. The number of institutions that are popular among this demographic (golf courses, fitness centers, bowling centers, and nursing care facilities) per 100,000 comes from the U.S Census’ County Business Patterns for 2016. Primary care physicians, dentists, and social associations per 100,000, as well as the percentages of adults who report fair or poor health, come from the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute joint program. Mean retirement income, population living in poverty, median monthly home ownership costs, and gross rent for the population 65 years and over are from the U.S Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 1-year estimates for 2016.

Home buyers beware: Most expensive housing markets in some states average $750,000-plus

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Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall StreetPublished 9:05 a.m. ET April 16, 2018 | Updated 8:52 a.m. ET May 6, 2018

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The U.S. economic recovery and continued growth have had many positive effects on the nation and the population. For at least one group, however, the improving economy has had a negative impact — for potential homebuyers.

Along with incomes and low unemployment, the housing market continues to grow. The median sale price of a U.S. home is now close to a third of a million dollars, or over $100,000 more than it was just a decade ago.

Of course, housing markets are different from one another. While some might still be relatively inexpensive, others are well out of range for most Americans.

To determine the county with the most expensive housing market in every state, 24/7 Wall Street reviewed median home values of 3,119 counties and county equivalents as of the second quarter of 2017 from the National Association of Realtors. In the most expensive markets in states like New York, Massachusetts, California, and Virginia, the typical home is valued at well over $750,000. In California, the most expensive market has a median value in excess of $1 million. In other states, the most expensive market barely tops $200,000.

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Alabama

• Most expensive housing market: Shelby County
• Median home price: $213,550
• Median mortgage payment: $863
• Median household income: $72,310 (State: $46,257)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.8%

Alaska

Alaska Most expensive housing market: Sitka City and Borough Median home price: $375,056 Median mortgage payment: $1,516 Median household income: $70,160 (State: $76,440) Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.2%  (Photo: filo, Getty Images)

• Most expensive housing market: Sitka City and Borough
• Median home price: $375,056
• Median mortgage payment: $1,516
• Median household income: $70,160 (State: $76,440)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.2%

Arizona

• Most expensive housing market: Maricopa County
• Median home price: $265,696
• Median mortgage payment: $1,074
• Median household income: $55,676 (State: $53,558)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.9%

Arkansas

• Most expensive housing market: Benton County
• Median home price: $187,490
• Median mortgage payment: $758
• Median household income: $59,016 (State: $44,334)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.7%

California

• Most expensive housing market: San Francisco County
• Median home price: $1,087,599
• Median mortgage payment: $4,395
• Median household income: $87,701 (State: $67,739)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 35.9%

Colorado

• Most expensive housing market: Pitkin County
• Median home price: $748,919
• Median mortgage payment: $3,027
• Median household income: $69,789 (State: $65,685)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 33.7%

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Connecticut

• Most expensive housing market: Fairfield County
• Median home price: $429,548
• Median mortgage payment: $1,736
• Median household income: $86,670 (State: $73,433)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 14.2%

Delaware

• Most expensive housing market: New Castle County
• Median home price: $276,771
• Median mortgage payment: $1,119
• Median household income: $66,283 (State: $61,757)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.0%

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Florida

• Most expensive housing market: Monroe County
• Median home price: $454,051
• Median mortgage payment: $1,835
• Median household income: $60,303 (State: $50,860)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 10.5%

Georgia

• Most expensive housing market: Forsyth County
• Median home price: $346,839
• Median mortgage payment: $1,402
• Median household income: $91,842 (State: $53,559)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.9%

Hawaii

• Most expensive housing market: Honolulu County
• Median home price: $705,856
• Median mortgage payment: $2,853
• Median household income: $77,161 (State: $74,511)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 12.0%

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Idaho

• Most expensive housing market: Blaine County
• Median home price: $456,220
• Median mortgage payment: $1,844
• Median household income: $58,086 (State: $51,807)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 16.6%

Illinois

Illinois Most expensive housing market: DuPage County Median home price: $316,749 Median mortgage payment: $1,280 Median household income: $81,521 (State: $60,960) Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 3.0%  (Photo: DenisTangneyJr, Getty Images)

• Most expensive housing market: DuPage County
• Median home price: $316,749
• Median mortgage payment: $1,280
• Median household income: $81,521 (State: $60,960)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 3.0%

Indiana

• Most expensive housing market: Hamilton County
• Median home price: $259,934
• Median mortgage payment: $1,051
• Median household income: $87,782 (State: $52,314)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.3%

Iowa

• Most expensive housing market: Dallas County
• Median home price: $225,413
• Median mortgage payment: $911
• Median household income: $78,918 (State: $56,247)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.3%

Kansas

• Most expensive housing market: Johnson County
• Median home price: $260,490
• Median mortgage payment: $1,053
• Median household income: $78,186 (State: $54,935)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.5%

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Kentucky

• Most expensive housing market: Oldham County
• Median home price: $289,783
• Median mortgage payment: $1,171
• Median household income: $86,324 (State: $46,659)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.7%

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Louisiana

• Most expensive housing market: Orleans Parish
• Median home price: $234,627
• Median mortgage payment: $948
• Median household income: $37,488 (State: $45,146)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 2.6%

Maine

• Most expensive housing market: Cumberland County
• Median home price: $286,624
• Median mortgage payment: $1,158
• Median household income: $61,902 (State: $53,079)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.4%

Maryland

• Most expensive housing market: Montgomery County
• Median home price: $516,442
• Median mortgage payment: $2,087
• Median household income: $100,352 (State: $78,945)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 9.0%

Massachusetts

• Most expensive housing market: Nantucket County
• Median home price: $977,237
• Median mortgage payment: $3,949
• Median household income: $89,428 (State: $75,297)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 47.1%

Michigan

Michigan Most expensive housing market: Leelanau County Median home price: $281,979 Median mortgage payment: $1,140 Median household income: $59,018 (State: $52,492) Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 6.4%  (Photo: Hgjudd , Wikimedia Commons)

• Most expensive housing market: Leelanau County
• Median home price: $281,979
• Median mortgage payment: $1,140
• Median household income: $59,018 (State: $52,492)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 6.4%

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Minnesota

• Most expensive housing market: Carver County
• Median home price: $329,383
• Median mortgage payment: $1,331
• Median household income: $88,638 (State: $65,599)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.7%

Mississippi

• Most expensive housing market: Madison County
• Median home price: $215,215
• Median mortgage payment: $870
• Median household income: $65,924 (State: $41,754)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 2.8%

Missouri

• Most expensive housing market: Platte County
• Median home price: $222,358
• Median mortgage payment: $899
• Median household income: $70,879 (State: $51,746)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.7%

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Montana

• Most expensive housing market: Gallatin County
• Median home price: $319,440
• Median mortgage payment: $1,291
• Median household income: $57,021 (State: $50,027)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 3.9%

Nebraska

• Most expensive housing market: Washington County
• Median home price: $206,862
• Median mortgage payment: $836
• Median household income: $65,565 (State: $56,927)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.3%

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Nevada

• Most expensive housing market: Douglas County
• Median home price: $369,794
• Median mortgage payment: $1,494
• Median household income: $59,769 (State: $55,180)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 4.4%

New Hampshire

• Most expensive housing market: Rockingham County
• Median home price: $329,449
• Median mortgage payment: $1,331
• Median household income: $82,398 (State: $70,936)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.6%

New Jersey

• Most expensive housing market: Bergen County
• Median home price: $484,775
• Median mortgage payment: $1,959
• Median household income: $88,487 (State: $76,126)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 7.0%

New Mexico

• Most expensive housing market: Santa Fe County
• Median home price: $312,757
• Median mortgage payment: $1,264
• Median household income: $55,370 (State: $46,748)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 3.9%

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New York

• Most expensive housing market: New York County
• Median home price: $932,366
• Median mortgage payment: $3,768
• Median household income: $75,513 (State: $62,909)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 43.0%

North Carolina

North Carolina Most expensive housing market: Orange County Median home price: $312,333 Median mortgage payment: $1,262 Median household income: $61,130 (State: $50,584) Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 2.8%  (Photo: Caroline Culler, Wikimedia Commons)

• Most expensive housing market: Orange County
• Median home price: $312,333
• Median mortgage payment: $1,262
• Median household income: $61,130 (State: $50,584)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 2.8%

North Dakota

• Most expensive housing market: Burleigh County
• Median home price: $251,682
• Median mortgage payment: $1,017
• Median household income: $66,057 (State: $60,656)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.6%

Ohio

• Most expensive housing market: Delaware County
• Median home price: $327,088
• Median mortgage payment: $1,322
• Median household income: $94,234 (State: $52,334)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.8%

Oklahoma

• Most expensive housing market: McClain County
• Median home price: $174,667
• Median mortgage payment: $706
• Median household income: $58,673 (State: $49,176)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.7%

Oregon

• Most expensive housing market: Clackamas County
• Median home price: $413,249
• Median mortgage payment: $1,670
• Median household income: $68,915 (State: $57,532)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 2.7%

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Pennsylvania

• Most expensive housing market: Chester County
• Median home price: $367,373
• Median mortgage payment: $1,485
• Median household income: $88,995 (State: $56,907)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 2.9%

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Most expensive housing market: Newport County Median home price: $404,994 Median mortgage payment: $1,637 Median household income: $71,347 (State: $60,596) Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 7.1%  (Photo: chensiyuan, Wikimedia Commons)

• Most expensive housing market: Newport County
• Median home price: $404,994
• Median mortgage payment: $1,637
• Median household income: $71,347 (State: $60,596)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 7.1%

South Carolina

• Most expensive housing market: Charleston County
• Median home price: $330,409
• Median mortgage payment: $1,335
• Median household income: $54,931 (State: $49,501)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 5.5%

South Dakota

• Most expensive housing market: Custer County
• Median home price: $246,200
• Median mortgage payment: $995
• Median household income: $52,891 (State: $54,467)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.4%

Tennessee

• Most expensive housing market: Williamson County
• Median home price: $453,433
• Median mortgage payment: $1,833
• Median household income: $100,140 (State: $48,547)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 4.0%

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Texas

• Most expensive housing market: Kendall County
• Median home price: $356,824
• Median mortgage payment: $1,442
• Median household income: $76,350 (State: $56,565)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 6.0%

Utah

Utah Most expensive housing market: Summit County Median home price: $653,466 Median mortgage payment: $2,641 Median household income: $91,470 (State: $65,977) Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 16.9%  (Photo: J. Stephen Conn , Flickr)

• Most expensive housing market: Summit County
• Median home price: $653,466
• Median mortgage payment: $2,641
• Median household income: $91,470 (State: $65,977)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 16.9%

Vermont

• Most expensive housing market: Chittenden County
• Median home price: $297,508
• Median mortgage payment: $1,202
• Median household income: $66,414 (State: $57,677)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.2%

Virginia

• Most expensive housing market: Falls Church city
• Median home price: $850,801
• Median mortgage payment: $3,438
• Median household income: $115,244 (State: $68,114)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 15.4%

Washington

• Most expensive housing market: San Juan County
• Median home price: $565,568
• Median mortgage payment: $2,286
• Median household income: $58,029 (State: $67,106)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 11.6%

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West Virginia

• Most expensive housing market: Jefferson County
• Median home price: $245,334
• Median mortgage payment: $992
• Median household income: $69,753 (State: $43,385)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 0.8%

Wisconsin

• Most expensive housing market: Waukesha County
• Median home price: $285,462
• Median mortgage payment: $1,154
• Median household income: $78,268 (State: $56,811)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 1.2%

Wyoming

• Most expensive housing market: Teton County
• Median home price: $747,676
• Median mortgage payment: $3,022
• Median household income: $75,594 (State: $59,882)
• Pct. homes valued $1,000,000+: 28.3%

A house in San Jose California that suffered major fire damage is on the market for $800,000.Buzz60

Findings and methodology

To determine the county with the most expensive housing market in every state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed median home prices in the 3,199 county and county-equivalents as aggregated by the National Association of Realtors for the second quarter of 2017. Monthly payments for the median home price for the same time period are also from the NAR and assume a fixed 30-year mortgage with a 3.5% interest rate and a 10% down payment. Median household incomes for each county come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 American Consumer Survey. For more information on how this list was determined, click here.

Trump assails White House Correspondents' Association amid Michelle Wolf controversy - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the United States United."

Brian Stelter, cnn.com

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(CNN) The White House Correspondents' Association is the newest front in President Donald Trump's long-running war with the media.

Twenty-four hours after comedian Michelle Wolf ripped into Trump and his aides on national television, Trump said the annual correspondents' dinner was "an embarrassment." He called Wolf's stand-up act "filthy."

"Put Dinner to rest, or start over!" he tweeted.

That's unlikely to happen. But the association did issue a rare statement on Sunday night expressing regret about Wolf's performance.

The association's president, Margaret Talev, did not apologize, as some Trump allies and Washington journalists wanted, but she said the roast wasn't in keeping with the group's mission.

"Last night's program was meant to offer a unifying message [JB emphasis] about our common commitment to a vigorous and free press while honoring civility, great reporting and scholarship winners, not to divide people," Talev said. "Unfortunately, the entertainer's monologue was not in the spirit of that mission."

But others are defending Wolf and saying she spoke truth to power. The debate is a microcosm of ongoing arguments over the proper tone of Trump White House criticism.

Wolf's raunchy routine, which included jabs at White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway and the news media itself, was met with a mixture of laughter and uncomfortable silence from the audience of journalists and guests.

Come Sunday morning, there was lots of second-guessing. One side bemoaned liberal intolerance. The other side assailed conservative victimhood. Outrage over Wolf's jokes about Sanders was met with criticism of Sanders' performance at the briefing room podium.

Fox News' Ed Henry, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell and other prominent correspondents called on the association to apologize for the most controversial portions of Wolf's act.

But Talev stopped short of apologizing in an appearance on CNN's "Reliable Sources."

She acknowledged that "the comedian reflects on the press corps, but I don't think that the comedian speaks for the press corps."

Talev, a Bloomberg News correspondent who doubles as a CNN analyst, said she had one regret: "To some extent, those 15 minutes" of comedy "are now defining four hours of what was a really wonderful, unifying night. And I don't want the cause of unity to be undercut."

Talev also pointed out that comedians routinely aim to shock and surprise. "Comedy is meant to provoke thought and debate. And it certainly has done that," she said.

Talev's Sunday night email to members indicated that changes could be afoot. She said she and SiriusXM's Olivier Knox, the association's next president, "are committed to hearing from members on your views on the format of the dinner going forward."

Trump's tweet came about half an hour later.

"The White House Correspondents' Dinner was a failure last year, but this year was an embarrassment to everyone associated with it," he wrote.

Trump chose to skip both dinners, breaking with decades of presidential precedent, and instead hold a political rally.

The dinner's organizers describe it as a celebration of the First Amendment.
Trump's Sunday night tweet was also notable because he didn't call out Wolf by name -- he only said "the filthy 'comedian' totally bombed."

Trump added, "she couldn't even deliver her lines -- much like the Seth Meyers weak performance."

Meyers was the comedian at the association's 2011 dinner. That was the time Trump attended the dinner as a guest of The Washington Post. Both Meyers and President Barack Obama harshly criticized Trump in their remarks. The dinner has since been cited as a motivating factor for Trump's 2016 run for office.

CNN's Caroline Kelly contributed to this report.