| Index | Essex | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $114,365 | $240,019 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $747 | $1,071 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 82.1% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 17.9% | 28.9% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Imogene, IA | 34 | $0 | 100% |
| Coburg, IA | 38 | $0 | 100% |
| Riverton, IA | 263 | $67,677 | 79% |
| Coin, IA | 203 | $84,155 | 74% |
| College Springs, IA | 256 | $111,109 | 66% |
| Essex, IA | 791 | $114,365 | 65% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Ingleside on the Bay, TX | 791 | $390,612 | 20% |
| Hazleton, IA | 791 | $136,474 | 58% |
| Lolita, TX | 791 | $0 | 100% |
| Chilchinbito, AZ | 791 | $60,247 | 82% |
| Beaver Meadows, PA | 791 | $150,463 | 54% |
| Essex, IA | 791 | $114,365 | 65% |