| Index | Dakota | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $157,578 | $308,565 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $990 | $1,374 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 73.4% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 26.6% | 34.0% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Freeport, IL | 24,837 | $124,618 | 62% |
| Winslow, IL | 332 | $133,598 | 59% |
| Ridott, IL | 174 | $154,098 | 53% |
| Browntown, WI | 266 | $162,557 | 50% |
| German Valley, IL | 579 | $168,038 | 49% |
| Dakota, IL | 741 | $157,578 | 52% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Napi Headquarters, NM | 741 | $93,567 | 71% |
| Shelby, NE | 741 | $167,417 | 49% |
| Alpine, WY | 741 | $591,771 | 81% |
| Bovey, MN | 741 | $185,870 | 43% |
| Soda Bay, CA | 741 | $433,488 | 33% |
| Dakota, IL | 741 | $157,578 | 52% |