| Index | Dawson | Illinois | National |
| Median home price | $79,000 | $174,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $923 | $925 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 79.5% | 66.0% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 20.5% | 34.0% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Chestnut, IL | 37 | $0 | 100% |
| Cornland, IL | 71 | $0 | 100% |
| Grandview, IL | 1,389 | $65,100 | 65% |
| Clear Lake, IL | 386 | $70,800 | 62% |
| Mount Auburn, IL | 644 | $75,200 | 59% |
| Dawson, IL | 705 | $79,000 | 57% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Avoca, IN | 705 | $123,100 | 33% |
| Rio, FL | 705 | $0 | 100% |
| Friendship, TN | 705 | $76,400 | 59% |
| Red Creek, NY | 705 | $101,000 | 45% |
| Kasilof, AK | 705 | $444,000 | 140% |
| Dawson, IL | 705 | $79,000 | 57% |
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