| Index | Shellsburg | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $269,411 | $240,019 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,226 | $1,071 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 82.0% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 18.0% | 28.9% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Watkins, IA | 88 | $80,900 | 75% |
| Garrison, IA | 285 | $100,561 | 69% |
| Mount Auburn, IA | 161 | $133,966 | 59% |
| Norway, IA | 463 | $203,455 | 38% |
| Blairstown, IA | 782 | $210,670 | 36% |
| Shellsburg, IA | 826 | $269,411 | 18% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Wheelwright, KY | 826 | $127,968 | 61% |
| Haxtun, CO | 826 | $293,021 | 10% |
| Gibbon, MN | 827 | $130,310 | 60% |
| Buchanan Lake Village, TX | 827 | $218,955 | 33% |
| Pleasant Hill, NC | 825 | $217,493 | 33% |
| Shellsburg, IA | 826 | $269,411 | 18% |