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1208. Vacancy Rates for Housing Units -- Characteristics
[In percent. Rate is relationship between vacant housingfor rent or for sale and the total rental and homeowner supply, whichcomprises occupied units, units rented or sold and
awaiting occupancy,and vacant units available for rent or sale.Based on the Current Population Survey/HousingVacancy Survey; see source for details.Composition of regions:NORTHEAST:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.MIDWEST: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.SOUTH: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.WEST: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon,
California, Alaska, and Hawaii]
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RENTAL UNITS
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RENTAL UNITS
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RENTAL UNITS
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RENTAL UNITS
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HOMEOWNER UNITS
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HOMEOWNER UNITS
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HOMEOWNER UNITS
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Characteristics
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989 1
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1989 2
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1993 3
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989 1
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1989 2
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1993 3
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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Total units
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5.7
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5.9
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6.5
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7.3
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7.7
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7.7
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7.1
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7.4
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7.2
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7.4
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7.4
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7.4
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7.3
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7.4
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7.6
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7.8
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7.7
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7.9
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8.1
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1.5
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1.7
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1.7
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1.6
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1.7
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1.6
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1.6
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1.8
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1.7
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1.7
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1.5
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1.4
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1.4
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1.5
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1.5
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1.6
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1.6
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1.7
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1.7
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Inside MSAs
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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7.2
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7.7
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7.8
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7.2
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7.4
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7.1
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7.5
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7.4
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7.6
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7.5
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7.3
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7.6
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7.7
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7.5
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7.7
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7.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1.5
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1.6
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1.6
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1.6
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1.7
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1.7
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1.7
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1.6
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1.4
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1.4
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1.5
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1.5
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1.6
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1.6
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1.6
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1.5
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Outside MSAs
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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8.2
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7.8
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7.3
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6.6
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7.7
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7.6
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7.3
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7.0
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6.4
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6.5
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7.7
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7.9
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8.7
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8.8
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9.2
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9.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1.8
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1.9
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1.6
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1.6
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1.9
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1.8
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1.8
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1.5
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1.4
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1.5
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1.5
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1.6
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1.7
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1.9
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2.0
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2.1
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Northeast
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4.0
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3.7
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3.5
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3.9
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4.1
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4.8
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4.7
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4.7
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6.1
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6.9
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6.9
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7.1
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7.0
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7.1
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7.2
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7.4
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6.7
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6.7
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6.3
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1.0
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0.8
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1.0
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1.0
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1.2
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1.6
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1.5
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1.5
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1.6
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1.5
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1.3
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1.3
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1.3
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1.5
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1.5
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1.6
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1.6
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1.5
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1.4
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Midwest
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6.1
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5.9
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5.9
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6.9
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6.8
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6.9
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6.5
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6.8
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6.4
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6.7
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6.7
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6.6
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6.6
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6.8
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7.2
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7.9
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8.0
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7.9
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8.6
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1.5
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1.6
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1.6
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1.5
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1.4
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1.2
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1.3
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1.4
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1.3
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1.3
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1.2
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1.1
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1.1
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1.1
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1.3
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1.3
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1.2
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1.4
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1.2
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South
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6.9
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7.9
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9.1
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10.1
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10.9
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10.1
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9.1
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9.7
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8.8
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8.9
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8.2
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8.0
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7.9
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8.0
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8.3
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8.6
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9.1
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9.6
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10.3
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1.8
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2.0
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2.1
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2.1
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2.0
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1.9
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2.0
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2.2
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2.1
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2.2
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1.7
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1.6
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1.7
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1.7
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1.7
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1.8
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1.9
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2.0
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2.0
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West
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5.2
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5.2
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6.2
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7.1
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7.3
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7.7
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6.9
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7.1
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6.6
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6.5
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7.1
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7.5
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7.4
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7.1
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7.5
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7.2
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6.6
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6.7
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6.2
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1.8
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2.0
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2.1
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1.6
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1.8
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1.6
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1.4
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1.6
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1.8
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1.7
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1.9
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1.4
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1.4
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1.6
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1.7
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1.7
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1.8
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1.7
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1.7
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Units in structure:
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1 unit
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3.7
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3.8
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3.8
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3.9
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4.0
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3.6
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3.5
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4.2
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4.0
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3.9
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3.8
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3.8
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3.7
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4.5
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5.4
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5.5
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5.8
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6.3
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7.3
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1.3
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1.4
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1.4
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1.3
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1.4
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1.3
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1.3
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.3
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1.1
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1.2
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1.3
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1.4
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1.4
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1.5
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1.6
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1.5
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2 units or more
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6.7
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7.0
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7.9
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9.2
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9.7
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9.8
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9.0
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9.2
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9.0
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9.4
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9.4
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9.4
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9.4
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9.1
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9.0
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9.2
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9.0
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9.0
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8.7
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5.2
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6.1
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6.6
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5.6
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5.8
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6.1
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6.7
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7.1
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7.1
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6.8
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5.8
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5.2
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5.3
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4.9
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4.8
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5.1
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4.4
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4.4
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3.6
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5 units or more
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7.1
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7.5
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8.8
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10.4
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11.2
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11.4
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10.3
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10.1
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9.6
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10.4
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10.0
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10.3
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10.2
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9.8
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9.5
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9.6
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9.1
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9.4
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8.9
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8.8
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10.6
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10.1
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8.3
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8.6
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9.7
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9.8
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9.6
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8.4
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7.9
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7.4
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6.7
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6.8
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5.6
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5.1
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6.0
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4.6
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4.5
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3.8
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Units with--
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3 rooms or less
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7.2
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7.5
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8.8
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10.2
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10.7
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10.6
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9.9
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10.3
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10.3
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10.8
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11.4
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10.8
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10.7
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11.1
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11.4
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11.3
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11.1
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10.8
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11.3
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3.3
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4.8
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5.8
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5.2
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5.5
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5.6
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9.0
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10.8
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10.2
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10.5
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8.6
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6.8
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6.9
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9.7
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9.2
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10.0
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9.6
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9.7
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9.2
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4 rooms
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5.7
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6.3
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6.9
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8.0
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8.6
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8.7
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7.9
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8.2
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8.0
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8.1
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7.9
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8.2
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8.1
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7.9
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8.2
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8.9
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8.6
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8.9
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9.0
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2.4
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2.6
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2.3
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2.3
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2.5
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2.6
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2.5
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3.1
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3.2
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3.0
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2.6
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2.5
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2.5
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3.0
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2.8
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3.2
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3.3
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3.5
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3.3
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5 rooms
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4.4
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4.6
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5.0
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5.3
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5.4
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5.3
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5.3
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5.6
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5.7
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5.9
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5.3
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5.6
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5.7
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5.7
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5.8
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5.8
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6.0
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6.5
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6.5
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1.4
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1.6
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2.0
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1.7
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1.7
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1.6
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1.9
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2.0
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2.0
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1.9
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1.9
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1.6
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1.7
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1.8
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1.8
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1.9
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1.9
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1.9
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2.1
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6 rooms or more
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3.7
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