| Index | St. James | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $832,712 | $289,477 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $2,793 | $1,233 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 95.1% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 4.9% | 35.2% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Varnamtown, NC | 803 | $287,666 | 12% |
| Silver Lake, NC | 6,355 | $314,588 | 4% |
| Boiling Spring Lakes, NC | 6,335 | $317,261 | 3% |
| Southport, NC | 3,979 | $451,431 | 38% |
| Oak Island, NC | 8,308 | $472,831 | 45% |
| St. James, NC | 6,095 | $832,712 | 155% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Ramblewood, NJ | 6,094 | $551,956 | 69% |
| Snowflake, AZ | 6,094 | $294,957 | 10% |
| Wesley Hills, NY | 6,093 | $1,167,287 | 257% |
| Forest Glen, MD | 6,097 | $889,458 | 172% |
| Riverside, MD | 6,092 | $334,349 | 2% |
| St. James, NC | 6,095 | $832,712 | 155% |