| Index | Rainbow City | Alabama | National |
| Median home price | $163,000 | $128,500 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $846 | $728 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 62.6% | 68.5% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 37.4% | 31.5% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Steele, AL | 1,133 | $77,300 | 58% |
| Gallant, AL | 877 | $79,600 | 57% |
| Gadsden, AL | 35,224 | $80,400 | 56% |
| Tidmore Bend, AL | 1,060 | $85,000 | 54% |
| Whitesboro, AL | 2,161 | $85,100 | 54% |
| Rainbow City, AL | 9,601 | $163,000 | 12% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| St. Francis, WI | 9,600 | $159,000 | 14% |
| Alexandria, KY | 9,600 | $186,700 | 1% |
| St. Pete Beach, FL | 9,603 | $484,700 | 162% |
| Brookdale, NJ | 9,604 | $398,900 | 116% |
| Conning Towers Nautilus Park, CT | 9,606 | $226,100 | 22% |
| Rainbow City, AL | 9,601 | $163,000 | 12% |
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