| Index | Carthage | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $96,500 | $174,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $706 | $925 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 74.0% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 26.0% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| West Point, IL | 219 | $35,700 | 81% |
| Basco, IL | 85 | $36,400 | 80% |
| Plymouth, IL | 441 | $51,300 | 72% |
| Bowen, IL | 583 | $55,700 | 70% |
| Bentley, IL | 18 | $57,500 | 69% |
| Carthage, IL | 2,474 | $96,500 | 48% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| St. Hedwig, TX | 2,474 | $229,500 | 24% |
| Roaring Spring, PA | 2,475 | $111,600 | 40% |
| Middletown, IN | 2,472 | $72,100 | 61% |
| New London, OH | 2,476 | $83,600 | 55% |
| Winthrop, ME | 2,476 | $207,900 | 13% |
| Carthage, IL | 2,474 | $96,500 | 48% |
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