| Index | Barnes City | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $126,512 | $240,019 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $955 | $1,071 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 62.3% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 37.7% | 28.9% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| What Cheer, IA | 729 | $61,160 | 81% |
| Thornburg, IA | 57 | $62,623 | 81% |
| Delta, IA | 345 | $93,799 | 71% |
| Keswick, IA | 304 | $113,906 | 65% |
| Gibson, IA | 31 | $124,597 | 62% |
| Barnes City, IA | 152 | $126,512 | 61% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Arnegard, ND | 152 | $476,965 | 46% |
| Rudy, AR | 152 | $0 | 100% |
| Zena, OK | 152 | $152,772 | 53% |
| Boyd, MN | 152 | $47,365 | 85% |
| Melbeta, NE | 152 | $0 | 100% |
| Barnes City, IA | 152 | $126,512 | 61% |