| Index | Carpenter | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $96,222 | $240,019 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,431 | $1,071 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 75.0% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 25.0% | 28.9% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Little Cedar, IA | 28 | $0 | 100% |
| Toeterville, IA | 51 | $0 | 100% |
| Bolan, IA | 10 | $0 | 100% |
| Mona, IA | 41 | $0 | 100% |
| Otranto, IA | 0 | $0 | 100% |
| Carpenter, IA | 108 | $96,222 | 71% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Las Nutrias, NM | 108 | $0 | 100% |
| St. Anthony city (Stearns County), MN | 108 | $142,597 | 56% |
| Maeystown, IL | 108 | $285,261 | 13% |
| Douglas, OK | 108 | $68,245 | 79% |
| Unionville, IA | 108 | $131,264 | 60% |
| Carpenter, IA | 108 | $96,222 | 71% |