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10 Most Affordable Beach Towns in America
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Sep 21, 2023
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Have you ever wanted to live by the beach? Well, you're not alone
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Fantasizing about living by the beach, especially on these hot summer days
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is quite common. But living by the beach doesn't come cheap. That's unless you live in one of these 10 most affordable beach towns
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Realtor.com has come up with a list of the most affordable beach towns in the U.S. where buyers
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can find the best priced homes by the water. And sorry, but Malibu, where Jay-Z and Beyonce
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bought the most expensive home in California, did not make the list. If you haven't watched
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our video on Jay and Beyonce's insane real estate portfolio, check it out somewhere up here. But of
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course, after this video. For Realtor.com's list, only locations with at least 50 properties within
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a mile of the water in the past year were included. Bayside communities were also considered. These
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towns were selected by price per square foot. So let's start with the number 10 beach town and go
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down to the number one most affordable beach town. At number 10, we have Shirley, New York
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Shirley is located in Suffolk County in New York. It's a community in the town of Brookhaven
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on the south shore of Long Island. As of 2020, the population in Shirley is 26,360 people
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This beach town is located in the humid continental climate zone with warm, humid summers and cold
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winters. Here the median per square foot price within one mile of the beach is $256. The median
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price of a home within one mile of the beach in Shirley is $414,990. In this community $350,000
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can get you a modern four-bedroom home which is quite a steal to live this close to the beach
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At number 9 we have Crescent City, California. Crescent City is located in the upper northwest part of California, about 20 miles south of the Oregon border
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This is not your typical California beach town. It's much cooler than the famous Southern California beach towns and unusually susceptible to tsunamis due to the city's offshore geography
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In fact, much of the city was destroyed by four tsunami waves generated by the Great
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Alaskan Earthquake off Anchorage, Alaska in 1964. The population of Crescent City as of 2020 is 6,673 people
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The city has a warm summer Mediterranean climate with dry summers and wet winters The median per square foot price in Crescent City within one mile of the beach is If you looking to purchase a home
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the median price of a home within one mile of the beach is $329,000. At number eight, we have North
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Beach, Maryland. This town is located in Colbert County, Maryland and has a population of just 2,146
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people as of 2020. The town was incorporated in 1910 as strictly a residential town. North Beach
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was revitalized in the 1980s and again after Tropical Storm Isabel destroyed many of the
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waterfront homes and boardwalk in 2003. In this beach town, summers are warm, muggy, and wet
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and winters are cold with a moderate snowfall, totaling 15 to 20 inches annually. The median
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per square foot price in North Beach within one mile of the beach is $245 and the median home price
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is $384,495. Number seven we have Navarre, Florida. Navarre is an unincorporated community
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in Santa Rosa County in the northwest Florida panhandle. The town had a small population of
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1,500 people in 1970, but has grown to over 43,500 people by 2020. As one of the fastest growing
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communities in Florida, Navarre has seen the development of luxury accommodations, boutique shops, schools, and various outdoor activities. Beautiful white sand beaches line
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the coast of Navarre Beach. Navarre has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers
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but mild and even warm winters. The town is often threatened by hurricanes and several of these
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hurricanes have caused significant damage throughout the years. The median price per
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square foot within one mile of the beach in Navarre is $240 with the median price of a home being
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$442,500. Home buyers looking in Navarre Beach can score a condo on the beach for around $450,000
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At number 6 we have Atlantic City, New Jersey. Atlantic City is the most famous beach town on our list, known mostly for casinos
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New Jersey voters legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City in 1976, and the first casino opened two years later
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Today, Atlantic City is known as the gambling capital of the East Coast and currently has nine large casinos
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Atlantic City has a humid subtropical climate with warm moderately humid summers and cool winters The population here is around 38 people with 32 being black The median price per square foot within one mile of the beach in Atlantic City is with the median home price
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being just $185,000. You can find a relatively small three-bedroom home close to the beach for
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under $170,000. At number five, we have Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi is located in the
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South Texas region of the Gulf of Mexico, about 130 miles southeast of San Antonio
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The city's population was 317,863 people as of 2020, making it the biggest beach town on our list
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The port of Corpus Christi is the fifth largest U.S. port and handles mostly oil and agricultural products
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Corpus Christi has a humid subtropical climate with hot, very humid summers and very short, mild winters
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Hurricanes rarely hit this city, but tornadoes can happen here. The median price per square foot within one mile of the beach in Corpus Christi is $206, with the median home price being $289,948
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You can get a decent-sized three-bedroom home less than a mile from the Bay of Corpus Christi for about $270,000
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Number four, we have Grand Isle, Louisiana. Grand Isle is a town in Jefferson Parish located on the Barrier Island in the Gulf of Mexico
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The population here was just 1,005 people as of 2020, making it the smallest beach town on our list
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Due to its location, Grand Isle has been repeatedly hit by hurricanes and tropical storms
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In fact, the town gets hit by one on average every 2.68 years
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Grand Isle has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters but long and hot and humid summers
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The median price per square foot within one mile of the beach here is $190
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with the median home price being $309,500. You can land a small classic beach house sitting on stilts for less than $250,000 in Grand Isle
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but I can only imagine what the insurance will run you. At number three, we have New London, Connecticut
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New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the U.S
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The city has a population of 27 people as of 2020 and several military installations The summers are long hot and humid and the winters are cool to cold with the occasional snowfall The median per square foot within one mile of the beach in New London is with the median home price being
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A condo right on the water just south of Green Harbor Beach in New London, home to some of the best public beaches in the state, goes for about $170,000
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At number two we have Newport News, Virginia. Newport News is the fifth most populated city
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in Virginia with a population of 186,247 people as of 2020 which makes it the second biggest
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beach town on our list. Many residents in Newport News are employed at the Newport News
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shipbuilding and various military bases and suppliers so the economy is highly connected
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to the military. Newport News is 41% black, making it the beach with the highest black population on
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our list. The city has cool to mild winters and hot to humid summers. Snowfall averages 5.8 inches
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per season. The median per square foot within one mile of the beach in Newport News is $150
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and the median price of a home is just $200,000. Coming in at number one, we have Gulfport
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Mississippi. Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi. As of 2020, the city had a
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population of 72,926 people. The city is located on the Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi. The
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city was hit hard by two hurricanes in its history, one being Hurricane Katrina in 2005
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but the far more devastating one was Hurricane Camille in 1969. It has a humid subtropical
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climate with short and mild winters and long hot and humid summers. The black population here is 38
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percent which makes it the second highest black population on our list. The median price per
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square foot within one mile of the beach in Gulfport is $144 with the median price of a home being
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$224,900. If you're looking for a fully renovated condo within a five minute walk to the beach
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you will likely get one for about just $225,000. What a steal
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So which one of these beach towns has stolen your heart? Let me know in the comments
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That's it for this episode. We'll be back with more Money Talks
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