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Island Walk, FL vs Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ

Island Walk

Florida

vs

Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)

Arizona

Across 33 directional measures we can compare, Island Walk leads on 12 and Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) on 21. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 3% higher in Island Walk, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,833$1,786
Island Walk is 3% higher
Median household income
$81,103$80,878
Island Walk is 0% higher
Median home value
$667,900$741,100
Island Walk is 10% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $60,400 a year left in Island Walk and $60,600 in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park). Money goes further in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), by about $200 a year.
  • A household earning Island Walk's median of $81,103 would need about $80,500 in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 5.8 points a year in Island Walk, and rent outran pay by 2.5 points a year in Village of Oak Creek (Big Park).

How these are calculated

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01Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZComposite 45.9 / 100
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Every measure

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MeasureIsland WalkVillage of Oak Creek (Big Park)Among all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,833$1,786
Rent to income127.1%26.5%
Property tax rate10.5%0.5%
Home price to income18.2x9.2x
Prices vs US average2103.298.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,036$1,550
HUD area median income4$121,000$92,200
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,543$3,505
Median home value1$667,900$741,100
Home prices, 1-year change5-2.5%2.6%
Home prices, 5-year change567.7%55.1%
Homeownership188.9%69.3%
Renters paying 30%+191.4%48.4%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,578$1,992
Vacant homes135.5%20.6%
Median year built120041991
Jobs and income
Median household income1$81,103$80,878
Income per person1$51,910$70,430
Unemployment13.9%4.3%
Average annual pay6$70,214$56,601
Pay growth, 1 year63.2%3.5%
Jobs6172,46671,329
Poverty rate110.7%11.9%
Mean commute126 min21 min
Works from home116.4%34.2%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population12,7226,356
Median age169.268.6
Bachelor's or higher152.1%51.5%
High school or higher191.0%97.4%
Household size11.91.7
Born abroad124.6%11.5%
No health insurance111.3%9.1%
Homes with broadband186.7%95.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year17.3%10.9%
Moved from another state14.1%6.8%
Net movers per 1,000 people77.417.1
Income of households moving in7$283,468$89,432
Income of households moving out7$126,379$68,753
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k823.121.1
Shops per 10k838.131.7
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k86.25.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k830.625.7
Child care centers per 10k81.10.9
Parks per 10k90.04.7
Playgrounds per 10k90.00.0
Grocery stores per 10k90.03.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.047.2
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails90.00.9
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site10n/a12.5
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10n/a5
National Register listings1119138
Schools
Public schools1274101
Public school students1248,25223,538
Students per teacher1217.317.4
Climate
July average high1393°F94°F
January average low1354°F31°F
Average temperature1375°F60°F
Annual precipitation1354.9 in15.2 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1498.993.7
Hurricane risk1499.80.0
Tornado risk1476.432.7
Wildfire risk1496.499.6
Heat wave risk1493.785.0
Median air quality index154347
Good air days1572.1%65.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Island Walk $73,320, Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) $71,440 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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