| Index | Effingham | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $136,300 | $174,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $630 | $925 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 62.2% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 37.8% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Wheeler, IL | 178 | $30,000 | 84% |
| Edgewood, IL | 470 | $59,200 | 68% |
| Beecher City, IL | 373 | $67,000 | 64% |
| Mason, IL | 243 | $76,400 | 59% |
| Watson, IL | 795 | $77,400 | 58% |
| Effingham, IL | 12,310 | $136,300 | 26% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Ottawa, KS | 12,308 | $114,700 | 38% |
| Gladstone, OR | 12,316 | $337,000 | 82% |
| Cambridge, MD | 12,300 | $173,800 | 6% |
| Speedway, IN | 12,327 | $131,900 | 29% |
| Saddlebrooke, AZ | 12,327 | $374,200 | 103% |
| Effingham, IL | 12,310 | $136,300 | 26% |
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