| 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. | |
| Benedict, NE | 292 | $146,814 | 55% |
| Lake Lafayette, MO | 292 | $112,116 | 66% |
| Spartansburg, PA | 292 | $146,800 | 55% |
| Chester, SD | 292 | $219,223 | 33% |
| Augusta, MO | 292 | $397,524 | 22% |
| Buncombe, IL | 292 | $133,908 | 59% |