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dwelling units, of which 1,057 are owner-occupied.
Nationally, the number of home owners rose 7.1 million in the 10year period, going from 32.8 million to 39.9 million, the Department of Commerce l\ reports.
However, because of the increase in population during those years, the percentage of families in the United States who were living in their own homes was only slightly higher in 1970 than it was in 1960. Although there has been much trading up in recent years, with people selling their homes to buy bigger and better ones, there has also been much money spent on improving the older dwellings through extensions, alterations and repairs. ( During the past year alone, owners spent $14.8 billion on such upkeep and improvement, the government’s figures show. Because of inflation and the decline in housing construction in recent years, home values have been zooming in most areas.
‘In Rappahannock County, on the basis of the median price asked for local homes, $10,800, the total value of owner-occupied property comes to approximately $11,416,000, far above what it was in 1960, when the median value was only $5,500.
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