| Index | Carbon | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $70,000 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $0 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 100.0% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 0.0% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Hepburn, IA | 10 | $9,999 | 95% |
| Prescott, IA | 189 | $28,900 | 84% |
| Grant, IA | 61 | $35,800 | 81% |
| Bridgewater, IA | 137 | $44,000 | 76% |
| Nodaway, IA | 55 | $61,700 | 67% |
| Carbon, IA | 52 | $70,000 | 62% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Dawson, MD | 52 | $111,400 | 40% |
| Scarville, IA | 52 | $39,200 | 79% |
| Woodbury, KY | 52 | $85,000 | 54% |
| Chistochina, AK | 52 | $247,200 | 34% |
| Hilltop CDP (Starr County), TX | 52 | $9,999 | 95% |
| Carbon, IA | 52 | $70,000 | 62% |
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