| Index | Emerson | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $81,700 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $693 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 76.4% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 23.6% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Imogene, IA | 33 | $0 | 100% |
| Coburg, IA | 36 | $0 | 100% |
| Elliott, IA | 539 | $56,800 | 69% |
| Essex, IA | 772 | $64,200 | 65% |
| Hastings, IA | 154 | $67,000 | 64% |
| Emerson, IA | 462 | $81,700 | 56% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Simpson, NC | 462 | $141,500 | 23% |
| Deer Trail, CO | 462 | $231,300 | 25% |
| Thayne, WY | 462 | $275,000 | 49% |
| Smithville, GA | 462 | $74,300 | 60% |
| Deer Lake CDP, PA | 462 | $0 | 100% |
| Emerson, IA | 462 | $81,700 | 56% |
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