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

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Here's how far $300,000 will get you in these states

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

View of downtown Lafayette from John T. Meyers Pedestrian Bridge in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Danita Delimont | Getty Images

Mississippi

Median price per square foot: $88

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

The historic district of Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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Arkansas

Price per square foot: $88

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

Hot Springs, Arkansas
Ionas Kaltenbach | Lonely Planet Images | Getty Images

Ohio

Median price per square foot: $89

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

Cleveland, Ohio
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West Virginia

Median price per square foot: $89

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

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Walter Bibikow | Getty Images

Alabama

Median price per square foot: $92

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

Mobile, Alabama
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Oklahoma

Median price per square foot: $94

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

A new home development is seen under construction from the air near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Kansas

Median price per square foot: $98

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

A for sale sign hangs outside a home in Wichita, Kansas
Larry W. Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images

Missouri

Median price per square foot: $98

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

Kansas City, Missouri
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Georgia

Median price per square foot: $99

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

Macon, Georgia
Walter Bibikow | Getty Images

Kentucky

Median price per square foot: $100

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

A contractor moves lumber for a house under construction in the Norton Commons subdivision of Louisville, Kentucky.
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Tennessee

Median price per square foot: $105

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

People in Market Square on market day in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Michigan

Median price per square foot: $106

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

Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Pennsylvania

Median price per square foot: $111

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

A house in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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Louisiana

Median price per square foot: $111

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

French quarter, New Orleans
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South Carolina

Median price per square foot: $113

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

Charleston, South Carolina
Stephen Saks | Lonely Planet Images | Getty Images

New Mexico

Median price per square foot: $114

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

A haciend-style Southwestern house in Coralles, New Mexico
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Texas

Median price per square foot: $115

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

Houston, Texas
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Nebraska

Median price per square foot: $117

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

Grand Island, Nebraska
Richard Cummins | Lonely Planet Images | Getty Images

North Carolina

Median price per square foot: $117

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

Skyline, downtown Raleigh, N.C.
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Iowa

Median price per square foot: $119

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

A view of the Iowa State Capitol building in downtown Des Moines, Iowa.
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Wisconsin

Median price per square foot: $120

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

Madison, Wisconsin
Walter Bibikow | Getty Images

Idaho

Median price per square foot: $129

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

Boise, Idaho
Vishwanath Bhat | E+ | Getty Images

Illinois

Median price per square foot: $130

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

House "sold" sign Peoria, Illinois
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South Dakota

Median price per square foot: $133

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

Deadwood, South Dakota
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Delaware

Median price per square foot: $135

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

Wilmington, Delaware.
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Nevada

Median price per square foot: $138

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

Rows of houses in Las Vegas.
Jacob Kepler | Bloomberg | Getty Images

Arizona

Median price per square foot: $140

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

Phoenix- Mesa, Arizona.
Source: Realtor.com

Vermont

Median price per square foot: $142

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

Rural Vermont
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Virginia

Median price per square foot: $145

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

Housing development in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Micahel Melford | Getty Images

Wyoming

Median price per square foot: $146

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

Jackson, Wyoming
Jeff Diener | Aurora | Getty Images

New Hampshire

Median price per square foot: $149

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

Rye, New Hampshire in winter.
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Maine

Median price per square foot: $150

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

House for sale in Portland, Maine.
Gordon Chibroski | Portland Press | Getty Images

Florida

Median price per square foot: $155

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

Key West, Florida
Roman Boed | Flickr

North Dakota

Median price per square foot: $156

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

Newly built apartments and condos for oil field workers on the edge of Watford City, North Dakota.
William Campbell | Corbis | Getty Images

Minnesota

Median price per square foot: $160

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

An early morning jog around Lake Bde Maka Ska, St. Paul, Minnesota.
John Elk | Getty Images

Utah

Median price per square foot: $162

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

A scene showing 25th Street in Ogden, Utah.
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New Jersey

Median price per square foot: $163

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

Home in Midland Park, NJ.
Orava | New Jersey

Connecticut

Median price per square foot: $164

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

Homes in Connecticut
Tina Buckman | Photolibrary | Getty Images

Maryland

Median price per square foot: $165

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

A homeowner trims her yard in the Kenwood Park neighborhood of Bethesda, Md.
Benjamin C. Tankersley | For The Washington Post | Getty Images

Alaska

Median price per square foot: $166

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

Anchorage, Alaska
David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images

Montana

Median price per square foot: $169

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

Pray, Montana
Barbara Walker | Barcoft Media | Getty Images

Washington

Median price per square foot: $177

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

Potential homebuyers attend an open house in Seattle.
Mike Kane | Bloomberg | Getty Images

New York

Median price per square foot: $180

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

A home for sale is shown in White Plains, N.Y.
Craig Ruttle | Bloomberg | Getty Images

Rhode Island

Median price per square foot: $184

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

Providence, Rhode Island
Jeff Greenberg | UIG | Getty Images

Oregon

Median price per square foot: $189

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

Aerial view of a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon.
Craig Tuttle | Getty Images

Colorado

Median price per square foot: $204

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

Colorado Springs, Colorado
Spencer Platt | Getty Images

Massachusetts

Median price per square foot: $226

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

A neighborhood in Boston, Mass.
Jorge Antonio | Getty Images

California

Median price per square foot: $281

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

A property for sale in Monterey Park, California
Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images

Hawaii

Median price per square foot: $480

$300,000 buys you: 625 square feet

Beach house on Maui, Hawaii.
Jay Spooner | Getty Images

Washington, D.C.

Median price per square foot: $497

$300,000 buys you: 603 square feet

A view looking down Kalorama Road in Washington, D.C.
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