| Index | Palmer | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $61,300 | $174,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $0 | $925 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 93.3% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 6.7% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Waggoner, IL | 187 | $43,300 | 77% |
| Harvel, IL | 246 | $45,000 | 76% |
| Witt, IL | 613 | $48,100 | 74% |
| Jeisyville, IL | 58 | $55,000 | 70% |
| Bulpitt, IL | 236 | $62,000 | 66% |
| Palmer, IL | 288 | $61,300 | 67% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Drummond, MT | 288 | $118,800 | 36% |
| Salisbury Mills, NY | 288 | $290,800 | 57% |
| Ostrander, MN | 288 | $85,500 | 54% |
| Foxburg, PA | 288 | $105,600 | 43% |
| Cecil, GA | 288 | $75,000 | 59% |
| Palmer, IL | 288 | $61,300 | 67% |
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