| Index | Emmetsburg | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $215,533 | $240,019 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $830 | $1,071 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 69.2% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 30.8% | 28.9% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Ayrshire, IA | 148 | $50,659 | 84% |
| Ringsted, IA | 483 | $57,068 | 83% |
| Fenton, IA | 241 | $79,994 | 76% |
| Curlew, IA | 69 | $80,607 | 75% |
| Rodman, IA | 24 | $93,671 | 71% |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 3,851 | $215,533 | 34% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Albia, IA | 3,852 | $172,925 | 47% |
| San Andreas, CA | 3,850 | $500,245 | 53% |
| Collinsville, CT | 3,849 | $574,938 | 76% |
| Leisure Village West, NJ | 3,853 | $274,289 | 16% |
| Waikapu, HI | 3,854 | $1,173,082 | 259% |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 3,851 | $215,533 | 34% |