| Index | Buncombe | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $133,908 | $308,565 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $961 | $1,374 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 74.4% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 25.6% | 34.0% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| New Grand Chain, IL | 179 | $84,965 | 74% |
| New Burnside, IL | 137 | $86,327 | 74% |
| Cypress, IL | 221 | $90,026 | 72% |
| Belknap, IL | 146 | $92,283 | 72% |
| Creal Springs, IL | 485 | $99,313 | 70% |
| Buncombe, IL | 292 | $133,908 | 59% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Royal Lakes, IL | 292 | $126,010 | 61% |
| Fair Play, SC | 292 | $529,647 | 62% |
| Kensett, IA | 292 | $108,914 | 67% |
| New Castle, VA | 292 | $417,079 | 28% |
| Moscow, KS | 292 | $152,316 | 53% |
| Buncombe, IL | 292 | $133,908 | 59% |