| Index | Scales Mound | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $117,700 | $174,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $671 | $925 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 77.5% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 22.5% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Apple River, IL | 333 | $69,000 | 63% |
| Stockton, IL | 1,656 | $79,000 | 57% |
| Gratiot, WI | 270 | $81,800 | 56% |
| Warren, IL | 1,208 | $85,300 | 54% |
| Elizabeth, IL | 906 | $89,200 | 52% |
| Scales Mound, IL | 502 | $117,700 | 36% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Glenburn, ND | 502 | $140,200 | 24% |
| Wheaton, MO | 502 | $80,700 | 56% |
| Timber Hills, PA | 502 | $316,100 | 71% |
| Pomeroy, IA | 502 | $57,500 | 69% |
| Paradise, TX | 502 | $125,000 | 32% |
| Scales Mound, IL | 502 | $117,700 | 36% |
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