| Index | Menlo | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $139,629 | $240,019 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $0 | $1,071 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 83.2% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 16.8% | 28.9% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Casey, IA | 428 | $123,856 | 62% |
| Linden, IA | 224 | $145,956 | 55% |
| Guthrie Center, IA | 1,599 | $157,855 | 52% |
| Greenfield, IA | 1,805 | $173,418 | 47% |
| Stuart, IA | 1,660 | $183,005 | 44% |
| Menlo, IA | 481 | $139,629 | 57% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Fontanet, IN | 481 | $326,563 | 0% |
| Scammon Bay, AK | 481 | $110,964 | 66% |
| Ruffin, NC | 481 | $196,008 | 40% |
| Alta Vista, KS | 481 | $107,992 | 67% |
| Bryantown, MD | 481 | $796,137 | 144% |
| Menlo, IA | 481 | $139,629 | 57% |