| Index | Palmer | Michigan | National |
| Median home price | $116,958 | $235,809 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $946 | $1,222 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 82.8% | 70.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 17.2% | 29.2% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| K. I. Sawyer, MI | 2,912 | $83,653 | 74% |
| Ishpeming, MI | 6,630 | $163,412 | 50% |
| Gwinn, MI | 1,799 | $184,770 | 43% |
| Negaunee, MI | 4,636 | $220,116 | 33% |
| West Ishpeming, MI | 2,894 | $253,982 | 22% |
| Palmer, MI | 408 | $116,958 | 64% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Highland Lake, AL | 408 | $376,485 | 15% |
| Clear Lake, IN | 408 | $1,252,027 | 283% |
| Mannsville, NY | 408 | $177,327 | 46% |
| Thackerville, OK | 408 | $113,137 | 65% |
| Mehama, OR | 408 | $403,956 | 24% |
| Palmer, MI | 408 | $116,958 | 64% |