| Index | Hayes Center | Nebraska | National |
| Median home price | $138,490 | $244,894 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $635 | $1,139 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 80.2% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 19.8% | 34.0% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Hamlet, NE | 42 | $0 | 100% |
| Palisade, NE | 380 | $91,029 | 72% |
| Hayes Center, NE | 270 | $138,490 | 58% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Trumbull, NE | 270 | $160,622 | 51% |
| Letona, AR | 270 | $158,425 | 51% |
| Verona, IL | 270 | $175,330 | 46% |
| Abercrombie, ND | 270 | $193,311 | 41% |
| Custar, OH | 270 | $139,212 | 57% |
| Hayes Center, NE | 270 | $138,490 | 58% |