| Index | Forreston | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $97,000 | $174,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $760 | $925 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 75.2% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 24.8% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Freeport, IL | 23,930 | $67,500 | 63% |
| Adeline, IL | 99 | $70,000 | 62% |
| Milledgeville, IL | 987 | $77,000 | 58% |
| Leaf River, IL | 510 | $80,600 | 56% |
| Lanark, IL | 1,453 | $83,000 | 55% |
| Forreston, IL | 1,392 | $97,000 | 47% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Charlestown, RI | 1,392 | $392,500 | 113% |
| Jarrell, TX | 1,392 | $211,900 | 15% |
| Hoopers Creek, NC | 1,392 | $182,100 | 1% |
| Milroy, PA | 1,392 | $89,200 | 52% |
| Valley Mills, TX | 1,393 | $90,000 | 51% |
| Forreston, IL | 1,392 | $97,000 | 47% |
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