| Index | Brainard | Nebraska | National |
| Median home price | $88,100 | $137,300 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $713 | $745 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 71.1% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 28.9% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Weston, NE | 361 | $0 | 100% |
| Ulysses, NE | 162 | $30,600 | 83% |
| Abie, NE | 44 | $61,300 | 67% |
| Garrison, NE | 33 | $62,500 | 66% |
| Bruno, NE | 92 | $63,300 | 66% |
| Brainard, NE | 421 | $88,100 | 52% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Noblestown, PA | 421 | $373,700 | 102% |
| Swan Quarter, NC | 421 | $108,700 | 41% |
| Kandiyohi, MN | 421 | $126,300 | 32% |
| Munnsville, NY | 421 | $90,000 | 51% |
| Scotts Mills, OR | 421 | $319,000 | 73% |
| Brainard, NE | 421 | $88,100 | 52% |
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