| Index | Hays | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $163,122 | $289,477 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $971 | $1,233 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 79.8% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 20.2% | 35.2% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Ronda, NC | 840 | $138,652 | 58% |
| Fairplains, NC | 1,819 | $200,334 | 39% |
| Cricket, NC | 2,504 | $203,189 | 38% |
| Pleasant Hill, NC | 825 | $217,493 | 33% |
| Millers Creek, NC | 1,512 | $247,666 | 24% |
| Hays, NC | 1,414 | $163,122 | 50% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Fairmount Heights, MD | 1,414 | $464,336 | 42% |
| Molino, FL | 1,414 | $231,130 | 29% |
| Glyndon, MN | 1,414 | $355,013 | 9% |
| Bourne, MA | 1,414 | $795,368 | 144% |
| Nellysford, VA | 1,415 | $738,344 | 126% |
| Hays, NC | 1,414 | $163,122 | 50% |