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. STATE STATS
   

NJ Ranks 3rd in Median Monthly Housing Costs for Renters, 2005
Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau

Rank State Median Cost ($)   Rank State Median Cost ($)
             

1

Alaska

995


26

Pennsylvania

647

2

California

973

 

27

Wisconsin

643

3

New Jersey

935

 

28

North Carolina

635

4

Massachusetts

902

 

29

Maine

623

5

Maryland

891

 

30

Indiana

615

6

Nevada

861

 

31

Ohio

613

7

New Hampshire

854

 

32

South Carolina

611

8

New York

841

 

33

Idaho

594

9

Connecticut

839

 

34

Missouri

593

10

Alaska

832

 

35

Kansas

588

10

Virginia

812

 

36

New Mexico

587

12

Florida

809

 

37

Tennessee

583

13

Delaware

793

 

38

Louisiana

569

14

Rhode Island

775

 

38

Nebraska

569

15

Colorado

757

 

39

Iowa

559

16

Washington

741

 

41

Montana

552

17

Illinois

734

 

42

Arkansas

549

18

Arizona

717

 

43

Oklahoma

547

19

Georgia

709

 

44

Mississippi

538

20

Minnesota

692

 

45

Wyoming

537

21

Oregon

689

 

46

Alabama

535

22

Vermont

683

 

47

Kentucky

527

23

Texas

671

 

48

South Dakota

500

24

Utah

665

 

49

West Virginia

483

25

Michigan

655

 

50

North Dakota

479

             
          50 State Average
5.179
          N.J. % Above Average 73.2%

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