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New Jersey Ranks Third in the Nation in Median Monthly Housing Costs for Renters
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 American Community Survey

Rank State Amount   Rank State Amount
             
1 California $890
26 Pennsylvania $602
2
 Hawaii 863   27 North Carolina 601
3
 NEW JERSEY 856   28 Wisconsin 595
4
 Massachusetts 820   29 South Carolina 586
5 Maryland 817   30 Indiana 581
6 Alaska 780   31 Ohio 575
6 New Hampshire 780   32 Idaho 565
8 Nevada 771   33 Maine 562
9
New York 770   34 Missouri 556
10 Connecticut 766   35 Tennessee 548
11 Colorado 754   36 Nebraska 540
12 Virginia 751   37 Kansas 535
13 Washington 734   38 Iowa 531
14 Florida 724   39 Louisiana 525
15 Delaware 718   40 Mississippi 525
16 Illinois 699   41 New Mexico 523
17 Georgia 687   42 Oklahoma 519
18 Rhode Island 686   43 Arkansas 513
19 Arizona 662   44 Montana 506
20 Minnesota 657   45 Alabama 498
20 Oregon 657   46 Wyoming 494
22 Texas 639   47 Kentucky 491
23
Utah 632   48 South Dakota 490
24
Vermont 624   49 North Dakota 456
25 Michigan 608   50 West Virginia 432
             
          50 State Average
$634
          N.J. % Above Average 35%

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