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There are new houses, there just aren't whole neighborhoods of them as you would find in other places. There was never a need and people preferred established neighborhoods.
Some of those turn of the century houses have wonderful woodwork that you don't find in new houses and offer more room than one newly built at the same price. A new home, for here that means anything built in the last 30 years, will likely cost much more than the price range you have targeted. There are newer town houses and apts in some sections