| Index | Oak Island | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $259,500 | $157,100 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,097 | $816 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 84.7% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 15.3% | 35.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Varnamtown, NC | 776 | $158,700 | 14% |
| Boiling Spring Lakes, NC | 6,156 | $172,800 | 6% |
| Shallotte, NC | 4,205 | $214,900 | 16% |
| Southport, NC | 3,860 | $249,900 | 35% |
| Bolivia, NC | 177 | $287,500 | 56% |
| Oak Island, NC | 8,118 | $259,500 | 40% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Croton-on-Hudson, NY | 8,121 | $584,300 | 216% |
| Island Lake, IL | 8,112 | $184,900 | 0% |
| Oradell, NJ | 8,126 | $642,300 | 248% |
| North Bay Village, FL | 8,108 | $325,000 | 76% |
| Irondale, GA | 8,107 | $97,300 | 47% |
| Oak Island, NC | 8,118 | $259,500 | 40% |
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