| Index | Baxter | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $126,400 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $655 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 70.2% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 29.8% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Ferguson, IA | 125 | $42,500 | 77% |
| Kellogg, IA | 649 | $72,100 | 61% |
| Laurel, IA | 194 | $74,000 | 60% |
| Valeria, IA | 40 | $75,000 | 59% |
| Rhodes, IA | 319 | $78,400 | 58% |
| Baxter, IA | 935 | $126,400 | 32% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Flint Hill, MO | 935 | $294,900 | 60% |
| Phil Campbell, AL | 935 | $75,700 | 59% |
| Lucerne Mines, PA | 935 | $78,900 | 57% |
| Beaumont, MS | 935 | $118,400 | 36% |
| Coosada, AL | 935 | $151,800 | 18% |
| Baxter, IA | 935 | $126,400 | 32% |
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