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Median income: $56,200
Median house price: $73,000
Unemployment rate: 9.9 percent
Crime rate: 315
GreatSchools rating: 5

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10. Elkhart-Gosh... Median income: $58,600
Median house price: $103,000
Unemployment rate: 10.2 percent
Crime rate: 129
GreatSchools rating: 6

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9. Wheeling, W. ... Median income: $48,900
Median house price: $75,000
Unemployment rate: 8.7 percent
Crime rate: 221
GreatSchools rating: 8

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8. Springfield, ... Median income: $56,800
Median house price: $73,000
Unemployment rate: 8.9 percent
Crime rate: 350
GreatSchools rating: 4

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7. Fairbanks, Al... Median income: $76,800
Median house price: $216,000
Unemployment rate: 7.1
Crime rate: 752
GreatSchools rating: 7

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6. Pocatello, Id... Median income: $55,600
Median house price: $108,000
Unemployment rate: 9
Crime rate: 250
GreatSchools rating: 6

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5. Bay City, Mic... Median income: $56,200
Median house price: $73,000
Unemployment rate: 9.9 percent
Crime rate: 315
GreatSchools rating: 5

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4. Kokomo, Ind. Median income: $61,400
Median house price: $88,000
Unemployment rate: 9.6 percent
Crime rate: 300
GreatSchools rating: 4

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3. Cumberland-Md... Median income: $52,200
Median house price: $81,000
Unemployment rate: 8.9 percent
Crime rate: 480
GreatSchools rating: 6

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2. Monroe, Mich. Median income: $69,000
Median house price: $101,000
Unemployment rate: 8.5 percent
Crime rate: 222
GreatSchools rating: 5

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1. Sandusky, Ohi... Median income: $64,000
Median house price: $76,000
Unemployment rate: 7.7 percent
Crime rate: 247
GreatSchools rating: 7

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