| Index | Palmer | Michigan | National |
| Median home price | $65,000 | $127,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $617 | $799 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 82.8% | 70.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 17.2% | 29.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| K. I. Sawyer, MI | 2,807 | $46,700 | 75% |
| Ishpeming, MI | 6,433 | $88,600 | 52% |
| Gwinn, MI | 1,741 | $104,600 | 43% |
| Negaunee, MI | 4,537 | $123,000 | 33% |
| West Ishpeming, MI | 2,790 | $143,400 | 22% |
| Palmer, MI | 394 | $65,000 | 65% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Peter, UT | 394 | $370,000 | 100% |
| Mannsville, NY | 394 | $101,100 | 45% |
| Putney, VT | 394 | $220,500 | 19% |
| Anderson, NJ | 394 | $198,300 | 7% |
| Hendricks, WV | 394 | $105,000 | 43% |
| Palmer, MI | 394 | $65,000 | 65% |
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