Americas Most Affordable and Least Affordable Beach Towns

Americas Most Affordable and Least Affordable Beach TownsPresented By:-http://www.haylengroup.com{Sure, its famed for pricey enclaves such as Key Biscayne and Miamis South Beach. (Neither cracked our top 10 list of least affordable beach towns. Why? For consistency, our team used city to specify thelisting data area. Within the city of Miami Beach, high-priced properties along the coast are balanced out by lower-priced mix of residential and commercial properties inland.) But theres the news: Florida also boasts some of the more affordable waterfront property in the nation.Florida: No. 1 Port Richey, No. 5 Deerfield Beach, No. 10 Palm BayMississippis slice of the Gulf Coast, with its characteristically warm waters, also harbors some fine value-pricedbeach real estate.Pascagoula, No. 2 in our affordability ranking, isnt yourtypical small beach town rife with mom-and-pop businesses; rather, its one of those rare cases where nature comfortably coexists with mammoth industries. To Pascagoula locals, the sea is both recreation and livelihood: Ingalls Shipbuildingis the areas largest employer.

Mississippi: No. 2 Pascagoula, No.4 Waveland, No.6 GautierThe once-glittering gamblers mecca of Atlantic City is now tarnished and troubledfour casinos closed their doorslast year, costing thousands of jobs. But, hey, its still a hell of a beach. And the median list price of homes is only $118,000.In the first half of 2015, Atlantic City posted the nations highest foreclosure rate among major metropolitan areas, according to Realty Trac, with 1.7% of the citys housing units experiencing a foreclosure filinga 42% jump from the same period in 2014.

New Jersey:No.3 Atlantic City, No.8 KeansburgMalibu, known for its prime Pacific coastline and being the home of moreHollywood stars and moguls than anyplace else on earth, is ranked No. 1 with a jaw-dropping median list price of$3.6 million.Farther south in Orange County, its largely the same story. Steve High, a Newport Beachbased agent, has closed three deals that are each over $10 million this year, including one in Irvine Cove with a 123-foot ocean view that sold for $23 million.

Southern California:No.1 Malibu, No.6Pacific Palisades, No.8Newport Coast, No.10Corona Del MarThe famous playground for the rich and famous thats just a train ride from the citadelsof corporate power in New York City, the Hamptons features some of the most expensive properties in the country. Gatsby loved ithere (until he was bumped off, that is); you can, too, if you have a trust fund and some prime connections to findthe right place.In Water Mill, where entertainer Jennifer Lopez plunked down $10 million for a stunning 3-acre mansion, fewer than a dozen properties are currently for sale.Thehamlets cheapest property at the momenta five-bedroom Colonial-style home witha swimming poolis asking $1.4 million. If you want to be neighbors with New Yorks biggest tycoons and celebrities, grab it while it lasts

New York (the Hamptons):No.2 Water Mill, No.4 BridgehamptonYou will have a hard time finding an affordable property in Bolinas, a town 20miles northwest of San Francisco, which has amedian price of $3.4 million.To inhibit development, the public-utility board has not issued a new water meter since 1971, The New York Timesreported in 2014.Currently, fewer than 10 properties are listed for sale on our site. But for those who find their way to this hallowed place: Surfs up!Northern California:No.3Bolinas, No.4Belvedere-Tiburon Haylen Group Inc. Silicon Valley (Santana Row Location) 560 S Winchester Blvd Suite 500 San Jose, CA 95128 http://www.haylengroup.com/ Resource:- http://goo.gl/PWuxtZ

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