| Index | St. James | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $455,500 | $157,100 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,867 | $816 | $949 |
| 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 | 776 | $158,700 | 14% |
| Boiling Spring Lakes, NC | 6,156 | $172,800 | 6% |
| Silver Lake, NC | 6,146 | $173,700 | 6% |
| Southport, NC | 3,860 | $249,900 | 35% |
| Oak Island, NC | 8,118 | $259,500 | 40% |
| St. James, NC | 5,889 | $455,500 | 147% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Morris Plains, NJ | 5,888 | $540,900 | 193% |
| Somerset, PA | 5,888 | $111,200 | 40% |
| Riverside, MD | 5,888 | $184,700 | = 100 |
| Wesley Hills, NY | 5,891 | $643,500 | 248% |
| McKees Rocks, PA | 5,892 | $53,000 | 71% |
| St. James, NC | 5,889 | $455,500 | 147% |
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