Courtesy of Trulia
With $250,000, you can buy a sprawling suburban home in Dallas , Houston , or Austin . In San Jose and Los Angeles , you can buy a mobile home.
We teamed up with Trulia to look at similarly-priced homes in the 25 most populous cities in the US, from notoriously-expensive San Francisco to Indianapolis and Columbus, two of the m ost affordable cities for millennials to buy a home . The most populous city, New York, is also the priciest . Previous reporting from Business Insider's Hillary Hoffower shows the Big Apple is even getting too expensive for millionaires .
Read more : What a $250,000 home looks like in the biggest city in every state
We ordered cities based on population data from the National League of Cities , in order from least to greatest. When possible, we looked at single-family homes over apartments and condos. In addition, some cities' markets only listed homes slightly higher or lower than $250,000.
It's also important to note that even within the same city, the cost of living can vary significantly from neighborhood to neighborhood - but these photos should give you a better idea of what a quarter million dollars will get you in 25 major US cities.
Keep reading for a look at what a $250,000 home looks like in the 25 most populous US cities:
25. Seattle, Washington
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24. Boston, Massachusetts
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23. Baltimore, Maryland
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22. Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee
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21. Memphis, Tennessee
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20. El Paso, Texas
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19. Detroit, Michigan
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18. Charlotte, North Carolina
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17. Louisville-Jefferson, Kentucky
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16. Fort Worth, Texas
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15. Columbus, Ohio
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14. Austin, Texas
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13. San Francisco, California
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12. Jacksonville, Florida
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11. Indianapolis, Indiana
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10. San Jose, California
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9. Dallas, Texas
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8. San Diego, California
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7. San Antonio, Texas
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6. Phoenix, Arizona
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5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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4. Houston, Texas
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3. Chicago, Illinois
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2. Los Angeles, California
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1. New York
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