| Index | Wayland | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $92,400 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $473 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 76.2% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 23.8% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Coppock, IA | 22 | $0 | 100% |
| Lockridge, IA | 764 | $0 | 100% |
| Rome, IA | 70 | $25,000 | 86% |
| West Chester, IA | 87 | $63,000 | 66% |
| Pleasant Plain, IA | 101 | $65,300 | 65% |
| Wayland, IA | 1,149 | $92,400 | 50% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Royalton, PA | 1,149 | $117,200 | 37% |
| Minturn, CO | 1,149 | $732,900 | 297% |
| Palm Beach Shores, FL | 1,149 | $566,100 | 206% |
| Celoron, NY | 1,149 | $65,800 | 64% |
| New Pekin, IN | 1,149 | $88,100 | 52% |
| Wayland, IA | 1,149 | $92,400 | 50% |
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