Oak Island, NC real estate directory

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

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