| Index | Shields | Michigan | National |
| Median home price | $255,095 | $235,809 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,414 | $1,222 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 82.1% | 70.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 17.9% | 29.2% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Robin Glen-Indiantown, MI | 724 | $17,770 | 95% |
| Buena Vista, MI | 6,653 | $70,213 | 79% |
| Saginaw, MI | 50,125 | $74,458 | 77% |
| Bay City, MI | 33,892 | $121,804 | 63% |
| Bridgeport, MI | 6,409 | $128,846 | 61% |
| Shields, MI | 7,518 | $255,095 | 22% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Waikele, HI | 7,519 | $989,109 | 203% |
| Iron Mountain, MI | 7,517 | $174,097 | 47% |
| Nebraska City, NE | 7,516 | $220,188 | 33% |
| Garden Home-Whitford, OR | 7,521 | $840,353 | 157% |
| Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI | 7,514 | $1,190,367 | 264% |
| Shields, MI | 7,518 | $255,095 | 22% |