Here's how much home $300,000 will buy you in every US state

Kathleen Elkins

Fri, May 12, 2017, 10:27 AM

Depending on where you live, a $300,000 home looks very different. In Ohio, for instance, that amount will buy you well over 3,000 square feet, but in Hawaii, it will only get you about 625 square feet.

That's according to a new report from personal finance site GOBankingRates, which looked at median property listing prices on Zillow to calculate how much home you can buy for $300,000 in every U.S. state.

Here are the states where you'll get the most and least bang for your buck:

Read on to see how far you can get with $300,000 in every U.S. state. States are listed in descending order of square footage of home.

Indiana

Median price per square foot: $86

$300,000 buys you: 3,478 square feet

Mississippi

Median price per square foot: $88

$300,000 buys you: 3,402 square feet

Arkansas

Price per square foot: $88

$300,000 buys you: 3,390 square feet

Ohio

Median price per square foot: $89

$300,000 buys you: 3,366 square feet

West Virginia

Median price per square foot: $89

$300,000 buys you: 3,360 square feet

Alabama

Median price per square foot: $92

$300,000 buys you: 3,256 square feet

Oklahoma

Median price per square foot: $94

$300,000 buys you: 3,175 square feet

Kansas

Median price per square foot: $98

$300,000 buys you: 3,053 square feet

Missouri

Median price per square foot: $98

$300,000 buys you: 3,051 square feet

Georgia

Median price per square foot: $99

$300,000 buys you: 3,020 square feet

Kentucky

Median price per square foot: $100

$300,000 buys you: 2,988 square feet

Tennessee

Median price per square foot: $105

$300,000 buys you: 2,865 square feet

Michigan

Median price per square foot: $106

$300,000 buys you: 2,838 square feet

Pennsylvania

Median price per square foot: $111

$300,000 buys you: 2,702 square feet

Louisiana

Median price per square foot: $111

$300,000 buys you: 2,692 square feet

South Carolina

Median price per square foot: $113

$300,000 buys you: 2,664 square feet

New Mexico

Median price per square foot: $114

$300,000 buys you: 2,622 square feet

Texas

Median price per square foot: $115

$300,000 buys you: 2,616 square feet

Nebraska

Median price per square foot: $117

$300,000 buys you: 2,566 square feet

North Carolina

Median price per square foot: $117

$300,000 buys you: 2,558 square feet

Iowa

Median price per square foot: $119

$300,000 buys you: 2,520 square feet

Wisconsin

Median price per square foot: $120

$300,000 buys you: 2,499 square feet

Idaho

Median price per square foot: $129

$300,000 buys you: 2,323 square feet

Illinois

Median price per square foot: $130

$300,000 buys you: 2,305 square feet

South Dakota

Median price per square foot: $133

$300,000 buys you: 2,262 square feet

Delaware

Median price per square foot: $135

$300,000 buys you: 2,214 square feet

Nevada

Median price per square foot: $138

$300,000 buys you: 2,171 square feet

Arizona

Median price per square foot: $140

$300,000 buys you: 2,139 square feet

Vermont

Median price per square foot: $142

$300,000 buys you: 2,111 square feet

Virginia

Median price per square foot: $145

$300,000 buys you: 2,071 square feet

Wyoming

Median price per square foot: $146

$300,000 buys you: 2,053 square feet

New Hampshire

Median price per square foot: $149

$300,000 buys you: 2,007 square feet

Maine

Median price per square foot: $150

$300,000 buys you: 2,002 square feet

Florida

Median price per square foot: $155

$300,000 buys you: 1,931 square feet

North Dakota

Median price per square foot: $156

$300,000 buys you: 1,921 square feet

Minnesota

Median price per square foot: $160

$300,000 buys you: 1,873 square feet

Utah

Median price per square foot: $162

$300,000 buys you: 1,854 square feet

New Jersey

Median price per square foot: $163

$300,000 buys you: 1,839 square feet

Connecticut

Median price per square foot: $164

$300,000 buys you: 1,827 square feet

Maryland

Median price per square foot: $165

$300,000 buys you: 1,816 square feet

Alaska

Median price per square foot: $166

$300,000 buys you: 1,812 square feet

Montana

Median price per square foot: $169

$300,000 buys you: 1,779 square feet

Washington

Median price per square foot: $177

$300,000 buys you: 1,694 square feet

New York

Median price per square foot: $180

$300,000 buys you: 1,664 square feet

Rhode Island

Median price per square foot: $184

$300,000 buys you: 1,634 square feet

Oregon

Median price per square foot: $189

$300,000 buys you: 1,588 square feet

Colorado

Median price per square foot: $204

$300,000 buys you: 1,471 square feet

Massachusetts

Median price per square foot: $226

$300,000 buys you: 1,327 square feet

California

Median price per square foot: $281

$300,000 buys you: 1,066 square feet

Hawaii

Median price per square foot: $480

$300,000 buys you: 625 square feet

Washington, D.C.

Median price per square foot: $497

$300,000 buys you: 603 square feet

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