| Index | Barnes City | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $49,600 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $592 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 81.4% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 18.6% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| City, State | Population | Home Price | National Avg. |
| Delta, IA | 246 | $23,900 | 87% |
| Rose Hill, IA | 160 | $34,300 | 81% |
| What Cheer, IA | 729 | $35,000 | 81% |
| Thornburg, IA | 75 | $42,800 | 77% |
| Guernsey, IA | 72 | $62,500 | 66% |
| Barnes City, IA | 265 | $49,600 | 73% |
| City, State | Population | Home Price | National Avg. |
| Butler, OK | 265 | $60,000 | 68% |
| Healy, KS | 265 | $52,500 | 72% |
| Goodman, WI | 265 | $49,400 | 73% |
| Bourneville, OH | 265 | $0 | 100% |
| Virgie, KY | 265 | $52,900 | 71% |
| Barnes City, IA | 265 | $49,600 | 73% |