Brazoria County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.4%
(17.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 6.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.7% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 17.1% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.6 people | | Texas: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 69.1% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.4% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oyster Creek, TX
32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Oyster Creek compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (50%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Brazoria County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Oyster Creek:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.15%
| Here |  | 53.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 37.6% | 34.1% | 9.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 6.8% | 26.7% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6.8% |
| Congregations | 4.4% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 24.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 29 | Brazoria County: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6 | Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 33 | This county: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 121 | Brazoria County: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 132 | This county: | 4.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Brazoria County: | 9.6% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Brazoria County: | 29.1% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,601 | $27,606 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,365 | $40,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $715 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $13,282 | $39,846 | 1 | $1,406 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $7,065 | $28,260 | 3 | $2,225 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $6,352 | $38,112 | 0 | $0 |
| Natural Resources |
1 | $1,904 | $22,848 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,753 | $21,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
14 | $38,322 | $32,847 | 6 | $4,346 |
Oyster Creek government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $241,000 ($189.91)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $348,000 ($274.23)
Sewerage: $206,000 ($162.33)
Financial Administration: $203,000 ($159.97)
Water Utilities: $157,000 ($123.72)
Regular Highways: $101,000 ($79.59)
Parks & Recreation: $49,000 ($38.61)
Solid Waste Management: $8,000 ($6.30)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($4.73)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($0.79)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000 ($0.79)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $835,000 ($658.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $20,000 ($15.76)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,000 ($4.73)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $805,000 ($634.36)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($23.64)
Other, NEC: $14,000 ($11.03)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $87,000 ($68.56)
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($3.15)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $35,000 ($27.58)
Regular Highways: $26,000 ($20.49)
Water Utilities: $19,000 ($14.97)
Police Protection: $7,000 ($5.52)
Financial Administration: $1,000 ($0.79)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $680,000 ($535.86)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $93,000 ($73.29)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $107,000 ($84.32)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000 ($0.79)
- Tax - Public Utilities: $683,000 ($538.22)
Property: $187,000 ($147.36)
Total General Sales: $141,000 ($111.11)
NEC: $4,000 ($3.15)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $450,000 ($354.61)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $50,000 ($39.40)
9.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,420 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.61% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)| Brazoria County: | 0.07% | | Texas average: | 0.20% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,642 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.34% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($528 average AGI)| Brazoria County: | 0.07% | | Texas average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Oyster Creek:
- KBRZ (1460 AM; 1 kW; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: ALELUYA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KYST (920 AM; 5 kW; TEXAS CITY, TX; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTEK (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ALVIN, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oyster Creek:
- K201FA (88.1 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
- KYBJ (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION OF BRAZOSPORT, INC)
- K216BX (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
- KJOJ-FM (103.3 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Oyster Creek:
- K30DN (Channel 30; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: GERALD R. PROCTOR)
- KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
- KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
- KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
- KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
- KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
- KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
- KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
- KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
- KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
- KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
Oyster Creek fatal accident list:
Feb 28, 2009 02:41 AM, Duncan, Lat: 28.99544722, Lon: -95.32201389, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 25, 2002 04:40 AM, Fm523, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 31, 2001 10:10 AM, 690, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 25, 2000 10:52 AM, Fm523, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 22, 1998 08:00 AM, Fm523, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $97,090 | 1 | $87,790 | 1 | $137,890 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $205,720 | 1 | $83,930 | 1 | $200,800 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $87,540 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $142,805 | 1 | $114,570 | 2 | $133,160 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $157,880 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $102,590 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $219,570 | 1 | $91,500 | 1 | $127,330 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $55,920 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $136,490 | 1 | $128,920 | 2 | $157,615 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $137,310 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $315,810 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $123,930 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $92,800 | 1 | $66,410 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $130,153 | 1 | $135,210 | 3 | $124,367 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $301,920 | 1 | $117,010 | 1 | $88,170 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $95,720 | 1 | $55,620 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $89,750 | 1 | $88,870 | 2 | $113,845 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $82,740 | 1 | $79,920 | 1 | $64,470 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $63,840 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $103,850 | 2 | $89,020 | 2 | $78,590 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $66,220 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $120,410 | 1 | $73,930 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $93,250 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $59,940 | 1 | $34,860 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $45,770 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $77,240 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $194,250 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $70,650 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
Businesses in Oyster Creek, TX
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