High 500's

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0The other day when I was walking on the a small road in the US, I came across a house for sale or rent. A small plate on the sod in front of the house says "High 500's". What does it mean? I saw it a week ago, therefore, I might not remeber it as it is.  0-

Vorpar · Accepted Answer

0It means a number somewhere around 570-599. If it's a house for sale, it probably means between $570,000 and $599,000.0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

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10If it's a house for sale, it probably means between $570,000 and $599,000.12br
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10That's exactly how I'd read it!0-

Jingtian · Answer

0Thank you.02br
00But could you explain a bit, where does this 570 and 599 come from? Does it have something to do with "High"? And what does this "'s" mean? 0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

0There are number of prices that fall within the $570,000 to $599,999 price ranges. Those prices are collectively "the high $500s."02br
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00It seems they did not want to list a specific price, for whatever the reason on this one house. It's not uncommon to see a development saying "Lower 200's" - which says that there are homes avaialble for the $200,000 to, say, the $230,000 range. (Well, it's becoming less and less common - perhaps I should have said "Lower 300s.")0-

Khoff · Answer

0I'm confused -- what was a reference to a street number?0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

0Khoff, I deleted that part of what I wrote - as I reread, I realized I had MIS-read.02br
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00A number that falls within the range of the "high 500s" would be something between 570 and 599. 02br
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00Just like the "Mid 60s" would be 64, 65, or 66, the "High 500s" cover a range of numbers.02br
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00With the price of houses, it's undertsood to mean thousands. 577 would be 577,0000-

Jingtian · Answer

0Thanks. Got it. 0-

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