| Index | Emerald Isle | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $691,208 | $289,477 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,984 | $1,233 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 83.3% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 16.7% | 35.2% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Peletier, NC | 669 | $207,088 | 37% |
| Havelock, NC | 20,409 | $250,760 | 23% |
| Newport, NC | 4,772 | $268,559 | 18% |
| Broad Creek, NC | 2,356 | $317,955 | 3% |
| Bogue, NC | 905 | $358,602 | 10% |
| Emerald Isle, NC | 3,797 | $691,208 | 112% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Brownsville, LA | 3,796 | $130,770 | 60% |
| Ravenswood, WV | 3,796 | $157,333 | 52% |
| Trappe, PA | 3,795 | $495,149 | 52% |
| South Toms River, NJ | 3,794 | $353,076 | 8% |
| Melrose, MN | 3,794 | $240,719 | 26% |
| Emerald Isle, NC | 3,797 | $691,208 | 112% |