| Index | Dakota | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $87,500 | $174,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $644 | $925 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 73.4% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 26.6% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Freeport, IL | 23,930 | $67,500 | 63% |
| Winslow, IL | 324 | $74,400 | 60% |
| Ridott, IL | 170 | $85,000 | 54% |
| Browntown, WI | 255 | $92,000 | 50% |
| Cedarville, IL | 622 | $93,300 | 49% |
| Dakota, IL | 721 | $87,500 | 53% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Quasqueton, IA | 721 | $108,500 | 41% |
| St. Bernice, IN | 721 | $47,200 | 74% |
| Marion, UT | 721 | $375,000 | 103% |
| Pueblo Nuevo, TX | 721 | $99,400 | 46% |
| Lake Tanglewood, TX | 721 | $496,300 | 169% |
| Dakota, IL | 721 | $87,500 | 53% |
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