| Index | Mellette | South Dakota | National |
| Median home price | $75,000 | $146,700 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $785 | $676 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 81.7% | 67.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 18.3% | 32.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Brentford, SD | 61 | $0 | 100% |
| Mansfield, SD | 91 | $32,900 | 82% |
| Chelsea, SD | 54 | $46,300 | 75% |
| Stratford, SD | 42 | $50,000 | 73% |
| Ashton, SD | 91 | $59,400 | 68% |
| Mellette, SD | 191 | $75,000 | 59% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Belle Valley, OH | 191 | $64,300 | 65% |
| Chugwater, WY | 191 | $172,900 | 6% |
| Hanlontown, IA | 191 | $79,500 | 57% |
| Dixon, IA | 191 | $118,000 | 36% |
| Letcher, SD | 191 | $0 | 100% |
| Mellette, SD | 191 | $75,000 | 59% |
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