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Understanding the spatial variation in housing prices plays a crucial role in topics ranging from the cost of living to quality-of-life indices to studies of public goods and household mobility. Yet analysts have not reached a consensus on the best source of such data, variously using transaction values, self-reported values from the census, and rental values. Additionally, while most studies use micro-level data, some have used summary statistics such as the median housing value.