| Index | Marion | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $222,980 | $308,565 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,077 | $1,374 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 57.8% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 42.2% | 34.0% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Zeigler, IL | 1,826 | $84,619 | 74% |
| New Burnside, IL | 137 | $86,327 | 74% |
| Royalton, IL | 1,140 | $86,777 | 73% |
| Freeman Spur, IL | 276 | $87,659 | 73% |
| Orient, IL | 446 | $90,373 | 72% |
| Marion, IL | 18,022 | $222,980 | 32% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Redland, MD | 18,022 | $763,783 | 134% |
| Parole, MD | 18,012 | $818,270 | 151% |
| Hermiston, OR | 18,009 | $297,083 | 9% |
| Bostonia, CA | 18,008 | $686,393 | 110% |
| Centralia, WA | 18,008 | $297,414 | 9% |
| Marion, IL | 18,022 | $222,980 | 32% |