| Index | Houghton | Michigan | National |
| Median home price | $171,400 | $127,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $667 | $799 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 33.8% | 70.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 66.2% | 29.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Copper City, MI | 234 | $55,000 | 70% |
| Calumet, MI | 776 | $55,300 | 70% |
| Ahmeek, MI | 85 | $65,800 | 64% |
| South Range, MI | 511 | $71,100 | 62% |
| Hubbell, MI | 837 | $72,800 | 61% |
| Houghton, MI | 7,805 | $171,400 | 7% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Ripon, WI | 7,802 | $121,800 | 34% |
| Odessa, FL | 7,808 | $332,100 | 80% |
| Bellwood, VA | 7,808 | $142,100 | 23% |
| Wilson, PA | 7,809 | $148,300 | 20% |
| York, NE | 7,810 | $136,600 | 26% |
| Houghton, MI | 7,805 | $171,400 | 7% |
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