| Index | Gaines | Michigan | National |
| Median home price | $160,210 | $235,809 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,204 | $1,222 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 88.5% | 70.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 11.5% | 29.2% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Flint, MI | 99,436 | $58,097 | 82% |
| Middletown, MI | 867 | $124,583 | 62% |
| Durand, MI | 3,414 | $151,733 | 54% |
| Owosso, MI | 14,847 | $161,515 | 51% |
| Bancroft, MI | 468 | $164,096 | 50% |
| Gaines, MI | 436 | $160,210 | 51% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Virgil, IL | 436 | $424,852 | 30% |
| Galva, IA | 436 | $103,577 | 68% |
| Pilot Station, AK | 436 | $0 | 100% |
| Kwigillingok, AK | 436 | $144,899 | 56% |
| Scotch Meadows, NC | 436 | $329,498 | 1% |
| Gaines, MI | 436 | $160,210 | 51% |