| Index | Shafer | Minnesota | National |
| Median home price | $171,100 | $191,500 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,023 | $873 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 87.5% | 71.4% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 12.5% | 28.6% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Milltown, WI | 1,007 | $83,000 | 55% |
| Centuria, WI | 1,080 | $94,700 | 49% |
| Luck, WI | 1,170 | $104,700 | 43% |
| Balsam Lake, WI | 874 | $127,600 | 31% |
| Dresser, WI | 863 | $135,600 | 27% |
| Shafer, MN | 1,155 | $171,100 | 7% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| North Haverhill, NH | 1,155 | $165,600 | 10% |
| Tyndall, SD | 1,155 | $91,000 | 51% |
| Olcott, NY | 1,155 | $108,300 | 41% |
| Naco, AZ | 1,156 | $67,400 | 64% |
| Spring Valley CDP (Lake County), CA | 1,154 | $156,300 | 15% |
| Shafer, MN | 1,155 | $171,100 | 7% |
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