| Index | Emerson | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $145,868 | $240,019 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,058 | $1,071 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 76.4% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 23.6% | 28.9% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Imogene, IA | 34 | $0 | 100% |
| Coburg, IA | 38 | $0 | 100% |
| Elliott, IA | 557 | $101,555 | 69% |
| Essex, IA | 791 | $114,365 | 65% |
| Hastings, IA | 157 | $117,812 | 64% |
| Emerson, IA | 475 | $145,868 | 55% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Almena, KS | 475 | $115,699 | 65% |
| South Shaftsbury, VT | 475 | $443,477 | 36% |
| Hickory, MS | 475 | $146,727 | 55% |
| Fairview Beach, VA | 475 | $616,955 | 89% |
| Loch Lynn Heights, MD | 475 | $170,480 | 48% |
| Emerson, IA | 475 | $145,868 | 55% |