| Index | Rural Retreat | Virginia | National |
| Median home price | $122,800 | $248,400 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $672 | $1,135 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 80.3% | 65.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 19.7% | 34.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Atkins, VA | 1,049 | $0 | 100% |
| Sugar Grove, VA | 827 | $0 | 100% |
| Troutdale, VA | 169 | $68,400 | 63% |
| Bland, VA | 313 | $97,900 | 47% |
| Marion, VA | 5,646 | $111,700 | 40% |
| Rural Retreat, VA | 1,685 | $122,800 | 34% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Grant, AL | 1,685 | $184,600 | 0% |
| Yacolt, WA | 1,686 | $276,000 | 49% |
| Voorhees, NJ | 1,686 | $286,400 | 55% |
| Bernice, LA | 1,686 | $75,200 | 59% |
| Rouse, CA | 1,684 | $168,500 | 9% |
| Rural Retreat, VA | 1,685 | $122,800 | 34% |
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