| Index | Shafer | Minnesota | National |
| Median home price | $302,094 | $339,061 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,548 | $1,332 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 87.5% | 71.4% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 12.5% | 28.6% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Milltown, WI | 1,030 | $145,715 | 55% |
| Centuria, WI | 1,107 | $169,068 | 48% |
| Luck, WI | 1,199 | $184,855 | 43% |
| Balsam Lake, WI | 901 | $235,260 | 28% |
| Dresser, WI | 885 | $248,754 | 24% |
| Shafer, MN | 1,181 | $302,094 | 8% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Chokoloskee, FL | 1,181 | $0 | 100% |
| Fairfield Beach, OH | 1,180 | $277,323 | 15% |
| Morristown, IN | 1,182 | $184,969 | 43% |
| Port O'Connor, TX | 1,182 | $359,544 | 10% |
| Minturn, CO | 1,182 | $1,303,040 | 299% |
| Shafer, MN | 1,181 | $302,094 | 8% |