Table 9. Tenure by Municipality, Kosrae: 1994
  Total Lelu Malem Utwe Tafunsak
   Tenure
Total 964 345 212 147 260
Owned with mortgage 444 170 110 63 101
Owned free and clear 421 126 91 81 123
Rented for cash 14 10 1 0 3
Without payment 54 15 9 3 27
Other 31 24 1 0 6
   Monthly rent
Total 45 34 2 0 9
$0 - 99 0 0 0 0 0
$100 - 199 1 1 0 0 0
$200 - 299 10 8 1 0 1
$300 - 399 12 10 0 0 2
$400 - 499 11 9 1 0 1
$500 - 599 7 5 0 0 2
$600 or more 4 1 0 0 3
Median 396 380 350 0 525
   Value of house
Total 865 296 201 144 224
$1 to $2499 152 30 30 18 74
$2500 to $4999 243 72 69 45 57
$5000 to $7499 230 84 43 51 52
$7500 to $9999 91 38 24 13 16
$10000 to $19999 113 57 19 16 21
$20000 to $29999 20 10 9 0 1
$30000 to $39999 7 2 5 0 0
$40000 to $49999 2 2 0 0 0
$50000 or more 7 1 2 1 3
Median 5,408 6,369 5,087 5,441 4,167
  Monthly mortgage
Total 444 170 110 63 101
$1 - $19 110 42 40 10 18
$20 - $29 84 39 14 6 25
$30 - $39 80 40 11 13 16
$40 - $49 39 4 14 16 5
$50 - $99 74 29 18 12 15
$100 - $199 33 12 7 3 11
$200 - $299 10 1 3 2 4
$300 or more 14 3 3 1 7
Median $34 $31 $31 $42 $35
Source: 1994 Federated States of Micronesia Population and Housing Census