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OAK ISLAND

Town of Oak Island
Oak Island Lighthouse
Oak Island Golf Club
Oak Island Photos
Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce
Town of Caswell Beach
Fort Caswell
City of Southport
US Open King Macrel Tournament
Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament
Ferry Schedule

BRUNSWICK COUNTY

Brunswick County NC
Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce
Brunswick Islands
Brunswick Schools
Brunswick County Register of Deeds

Oak Island, NC
Top 100 rank: N/A
Population: 8,100
Compare Oak Island to Top 10 Best Places 

FINANCIAL
  City stats Best places avg.
Median family income
(per year)
$54,473 $90,316
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$54,747 $82,867
Sales tax 7.00%* 6.74%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)
8.00%I 6.38%
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)
6.00%I 2.74%
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)
$2,199 $2,121
Job growth %
(2000-2006)
23.68% 13.41%
HOUSING
  City stats Best places average
Median home price $354,498 $359,352
Average property taxes
n/a $3,585
EDUCATION
  City stats Best places average
Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles)
1 29
Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles)
2 18
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)
n/a 20.1%
Test scores math
(% above/below average)
n/a 24.8%
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits)
n/a/n/a 91.1/8.9
QUALITY OF LIFE
  City stats Best places average
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)
n/a 77.3%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 3 13
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 44 206
Median commute time
(in minutes)
20.3 23.1
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer
17.4% 15.6%
% population walk or bike to work 3.3% 2.7%
LEISURE AND CULTURE
  City stats Best places average
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)
5 30
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)
164 2,899
Bars
(within 15 miles)
18 287
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)
80 125
Libraries
(within 15 miles)
4 71
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)
2 11
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) n/a 17
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) 1 1
WEATHER
  City stats Best places average
Annual rainfall
(inches)
60.99 40.18
% clear days in the area 30 28
High temp in July ° F 88.0° 86.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F 33.5° 24.0°
HEALTH*
  City stats Best places average
Has health plan
(% of residents)
86.1% 90.5%
Body mass index (avg. for residents) 27 27
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)
11.7% 9.3%
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)
38.9% 30.6%
Elder-care facilities** 8 107
MEET THE NEIGHBORS
  City stats Best places average
Median age 48.0 36.8
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)
55.6% 72.4%
Married 63.7% 60.8%
Divorced 12.6% 8.0%
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)
6.6 59.2
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)
$7,743 $8,250

*County data
**Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices.

(I) Income tax notes:
These states allow personal exemption or standard deductions as provided in the IRC. Utah allows a personal exemption equal to three-fourths the federal exemptions.
The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married taxpayers, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $51,200 to $336,551. An additional $300 personal exemption is allowed for joint returns or unmarried head of households.



Today's Rates:

Mtg Loan    Rate  APR
30-yr Fixed6.47%6.68%
15-yr Fixed6%6.32%
1-yr Adj5.29%6.56%
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