| Index | Merkel | Texas | National |
| Median home price | $116,494 | $256,744 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,251 | $1,363 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 80.0% | 61.9% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 20.0% | 38.1% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Trent, TX | 195 | $92,809 | 72% |
| Tye, TX | 1,132 | $110,015 | 66% |
| Hawley, TX | 463 | $163,054 | 50% |
| Buffalo Gap, TX | 623 | $279,565 | 14% |
| Merkel, TX | 2,691 | $116,494 | 64% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Bolivar Peninsula, TX | 2,692 | $466,144 | 43% |
| Corinth, NY | 2,690 | $265,900 | 19% |
| Massanutten, VA | 2,690 | $490,762 | 50% |
| Gap, PA | 2,692 | $508,810 | 56% |
| Kinder, LA | 2,692 | $232,538 | 29% |
| Merkel, TX | 2,691 | $116,494 | 64% |