| Index | Hays | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $93,200 | $157,100 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $633 | $816 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 79.8% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 20.2% | 35.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Ronda, NC | 824 | $78,200 | 58% |
| Fairplains, NC | 1,757 | $108,500 | 41% |
| Cricket, NC | 2,453 | $110,700 | 40% |
| Pleasant Hill, NC | 808 | $118,000 | 36% |
| Millers Creek, NC | 1,461 | $134,600 | 27% |
| Hays, NC | 1,360 | $93,200 | 50% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Newcastle, CA | 1,360 | $462,500 | 150% |
| Hyde, PA | 1,361 | $85,300 | 54% |
| Dayton, IN | 1,359 | $131,800 | 29% |
| Garberville, CA | 1,361 | $355,900 | 93% |
| Sanborn, IA | 1,359 | $97,800 | 47% |
| Hays, NC | 1,360 | $93,200 | 50% |
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