| Index | Oak Island | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $472,831 | $289,477 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $1,652 | $1,233 | $1,444 |
| 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 | 803 | $287,666 | 12% |
| Boiling Spring Lakes, NC | 6,335 | $317,261 | 3% |
| Shallotte, NC | 4,314 | $386,826 | 18% |
| Southport, NC | 3,979 | $451,431 | 38% |
| Bolivia, NC | 182 | $522,629 | 60% |
| Oak Island, NC | 8,308 | $472,831 | 45% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Larkfield-Wikiup, CA | 8,307 | $1,050,143 | 222% |
| Pismo Beach, CA | 8,306 | $1,378,425 | 322% |
| Laughlin, NV | 8,310 | $301,074 | 8% |
| Rolling Hills Estates, CA | 8,314 | $2,509,851 | 668% |
| Richland Hills, TX | 8,314 | $289,661 | 11% |
| Oak Island, NC | 8,308 | $472,831 | 45% |