| Index | Sterling | Michigan | National |
| Median home price | $122,496 | $235,809 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,085 | $1,222 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 67.9% | 70.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 32.1% | 29.2% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Skidway Lake, MI | 3,388 | $84,287 | 74% |
| Turner, MI | 123 | $86,093 | 74% |
| Whittemore, MI | 383 | $100,045 | 69% |
| Prescott, MI | 266 | $103,620 | 68% |
| Pinconning, MI | 1,527 | $117,123 | 64% |
| Sterling, MI | 526 | $122,496 | 62% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Selby, SD | 526 | $171,764 | 47% |
| Kimball, SD | 526 | $169,832 | 48% |
| Olpe, KS | 526 | $248,115 | 24% |
| Maynard, IA | 526 | $165,726 | 49% |
| Lake City, TX | 526 | $152,828 | 53% |
| Sterling, MI | 526 | $122,496 | 62% |