| Index | Melrose | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $62,500 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $0 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 93.9% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 6.1% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Marysville, IA | 50 | $0 | 100% |
| Millerton, IA | 125 | $0 | 100% |
| Russell, IA | 667 | $47,600 | 74% |
| Mystic, IA | 317 | $49,200 | 73% |
| Williamson, IA | 184 | $53,300 | 71% |
| Melrose, IA | 179 | $62,500 | 66% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Lone Rock, IA | 179 | $50,700 | 73% |
| Crystal Bay, NV | 179 | $1,697,000 | 819% |
| Maish Vaya, AZ | 179 | $85,800 | 54% |
| Loomis, MI | 179 | $86,300 | 53% |
| Sparta, OH | 179 | $75,400 | 59% |
| Melrose, IA | 179 | $62,500 | 66% |
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