| Index | Van Meter | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $199,500 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $777 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 87.4% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 12.6% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Bevington, IA | 27 | $0 | 100% |
| Patterson, IA | 242 | $73,500 | 60% |
| Redfield, IA | 704 | $109,600 | 41% |
| Dexter, IA | 564 | $132,400 | 28% |
| Martensdale, IA | 504 | $139,600 | 24% |
| Van Meter, IA | 1,386 | $199,500 | 8% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Toast, NC | 1,386 | $85,600 | 54% |
| Ferndale, CA | 1,387 | $418,600 | 127% |
| Westwood, CA | 1,387 | $130,700 | 29% |
| Wymore, NE | 1,385 | $46,400 | 75% |
| Elroy, WI | 1,387 | $88,700 | 52% |
| Van Meter, IA | 1,386 | $199,500 | 8% |
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