| Index | Melvin | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $104,505 | $308,565 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,043 | $1,374 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 77.8% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 22.2% | 34.0% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Roberts, IL | 480 | $89,464 | 73% |
| Strawn, IL | 88 | $110,157 | 66% |
| Ludlow, IL | 442 | $113,913 | 65% |
| Thawville, IL | 232 | $117,390 | 64% |
| Foosland, IL | 54 | $117,970 | 64% |
| Melvin, IL | 413 | $104,505 | 68% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Eastman, WI | 413 | $257,443 | 21% |
| Rennert, NC | 413 | $67,141 | 79% |
| Pine Hollow, OR | 413 | $343,572 | 5% |
| Edmondson, AR | 413 | $0 | 100% |
| Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD | 413 | $0 | 100% |
| Melvin, IL | 413 | $104,505 | 68% |