| Index | Emerson | Nebraska | National |
| Median home price | $153,163 | $244,894 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,104 | $1,139 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 68.5% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 31.5% | 34.0% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Walthill, NE | 942 | $48,575 | 85% |
| Winnebago, NE | 937 | $54,130 | 83% |
| Dixon, NE | 100 | $76,059 | 77% |
| Thurston, NE | 139 | $138,822 | 57% |
| Allen, NE | 414 | $143,067 | 56% |
| Emerson, NE | 927 | $153,163 | 53% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Greenevers, NC | 927 | $150,212 | 54% |
| Rosendale, WI | 927 | $304,444 | 7% |
| Sodus Point, NY | 927 | $298,054 | 9% |
| South Lebanon, OR | 927 | $415,124 | 27% |
| Vienna, MO | 927 | $193,744 | 41% |
| Emerson, NE | 927 | $153,163 | 53% |