| Index | Polk City | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $302,100 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,076 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 88.6% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 11.4% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Sheldahl, IA | 337 | $130,100 | 30% |
| Luther, IA | 153 | $133,300 | 28% |
| Cambridge, IA | 941 | $134,700 | 27% |
| Madrid, IA | 2,570 | $138,700 | 25% |
| Des Moines, IA | 215,408 | $141,300 | 23% |
| Polk City, IA | 4,797 | $302,100 | 64% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Goddard, KS | 4,797 | $149,500 | 19% |
| Edgefield, SC | 4,800 | $86,600 | 53% |
| Wauchula, FL | 4,801 | $76,500 | 59% |
| Omak, WA | 4,801 | $135,100 | 27% |
| Penns Grove, NJ | 4,793 | $129,900 | 30% |
| Polk City, IA | 4,797 | $302,100 | 64% |
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