Special Section: Shopping List of Prices

Here is a comparison shopper's guide to some real estate prices; based on average local prices or some actual recent sales:

URBAN & SUBURBAN

Boston, downtown $60-$70 per sq. ft. Atlanta, Peachtree Center $200 per sq. ft. Honolulu, downtown $60-$70 per sq. ft. Manhattan, midtown $200 per sq. ft. Miami Beach area, zoned for high rises $450,000 per acre* Madison, Wis. on Lake Mendota $28,500 for 85 front feet Minneapolis, southern suburbs $11,000-$13,000 per ½ acre Kansas City, raw land in Platt County, north of Kansas City $1,500-$2,500 per acre Providence, R.I., suburb of Glocester $2,500-$4000 per acre Dallas-Fort Worth Airport vicinity $25,000...

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