( MENAFN - PR Newswire) With Median List Prices Under $450,000 these Beach-side Spots May Offer an Affordable Opportunity to Get Year-Round Vitamin Sea SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty-nine percent of Americans say they dream of owning a vacation home one day. While typical waterfront home prices may make this aspiration seem out of reach, Realtor® just released its Most Affordable Beach Towns in America list where home buyers can buy into a beach-side lifestyle without breaking the bank.
In rank order, the Most Affordable Beach Towns in America include: * Based on data as of March 2024 "Water lovers on a budget may want to check out No. 1 ranked Pascagoula, Miss. It's located off of two major waterways: the Gulf of Mexico and the Pascagoula River and offers a lot of fun outdoor activities from fishing off the pier, to kayaking in its unimpeded river system, to an annual summer music festival," said Keith Griffith, Journalist, Realtor®.
"Pascagoula is also home to Chevron's largest refinery and Ingalls Shipbuilding, which is Mississippi's largest manufacturing employer, indicating the great mix between work and play that makes the beach town an attractive place to live." Over 80% of Americans have been on a vacation within the past 5 years, and more than one third enjoy looking at real estate listings while on vacation. Though not all vacations end up beach-side, for fifty-six percent of Americans, their ideal vacation home is by one, and this year's .