The Brief

Buffalo is the top city to buy a mansion at an affordable price at $825,000.

Mansions in Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Memphis cost over $900,000, according to Zillow.

Consumers can also find value in "starter mansions," which can be purchased for under $900,000.

The chances of finding a mansion at an affordable price feel unrealistic given these homes cost millions of dollars.

Zillow in a new housing report notes that a median mansion, which is defined as a home with roughly 5,000 square feet of living space, is valued at over $1.4 million.

However, there are four housing markets where you can purchase these palatial estates for less than $1 million.

Mansions under $1 million in 4 cities

By the numbers:

Zillow reports in June 2021, approximately 45% of mansions w

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