| Index | Gaines | Michigan | National |
| Median home price | $89,500 | $127,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $808 | $799 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 88.5% | 70.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 11.5% | 29.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Flint, MI | 95,999 | $31,700 | 83% |
| Middletown, MI | 839 | $68,000 | 63% |
| Durand, MI | 3,308 | $83,200 | 55% |
| Bancroft, MI | 454 | $89,600 | 51% |
| Owosso, MI | 14,476 | $91,200 | 51% |
| Gaines, MI | 426 | $89,500 | 52% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Nelson, NE | 426 | $49,500 | 73% |
| St. George Island, MD | 426 | $579,500 | 214% |
| Comanche Creek, CO | 426 | $544,800 | 195% |
| Ludlow, IL | 426 | $63,400 | 66% |
| Ravenden, AR | 426 | $79,600 | 57% |
| Gaines, MI | 426 | $89,500 | 52% |
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