| Index | Melrose | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $110,557 | $240,019 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $0 | $1,071 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 93.9% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 6.1% | 28.9% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Millerton, IA | 128 | $0 | 100% |
| Marysville, IA | 52 | $0 | 100% |
| Russell, IA | 685 | $85,595 | 74% |
| Mystic, IA | 323 | $90,001 | 72% |
| Williamson, IA | 192 | $95,274 | 71% |
| Melrose, IA | 185 | $110,557 | 66% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Mount Vernon, AR | 185 | $167,420 | 49% |
| Elida, NM | 185 | $88,732 | 73% |
| Rentz, GA | 185 | $109,176 | 67% |
| Coatsburg, IL | 185 | $142,087 | 56% |
| Lewisville, OH | 185 | $151,711 | 54% |
| Melrose, IA | 185 | $110,557 | 66% |