| Index | Melrose | Wisconsin | National |
| Median home price | $202,360 | $301,201 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,431 | $1,186 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 74.7% | 67.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 25.3% | 33.0% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Taylor, WI | 395 | $180,968 | 45% |
| Blair, WI | 1,225 | $184,323 | 44% |
| Black River Falls, WI | 3,550 | $189,456 | 42% |
| Ettrick, WI | 668 | $207,570 | 36% |
| Cataract, WI | 172 | $226,688 | 31% |
| Melrose, WI | 486 | $202,360 | 38% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Kendall, WI | 486 | $171,932 | 47% |
| Dellwood, WI | 486 | $139,064 | 57% |
| Thornton, IA | 486 | $150,737 | 54% |
| Bonanza, OR | 486 | $307,421 | 6% |
| Spring Lake, UT | 486 | $656,154 | 101% |
| Melrose, WI | 486 | $202,360 | 38% |