The 50 Most Affordable Seaside Places in America

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 12,622 towns and cities of 2,500+ people in the U.S., scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Calais, ME.

1. 50Maurice River, New Jersey

   Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   6,218 people · Cumberland County · median home $220,500 · income $76,964 · Jan low 23°F · 22 in snow

2. 49Inez, Texas

   Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   2,641 people · Victoria County · median home $236,500 · income $82,838 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

3. 48Pennsville, New Jersey

   Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   12,684 people · Salem County · median home $214,100 · income $75,097 · Jan low 26°F · 20 in snow

4. 47Joppatowne, Maryland

   Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   13,425 people · Harford County · median home $342,300 · income $117,881 · Jan low 25°F · 21 in snow

5. 46Eastpoint, Florida

   Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   2,614 people · Franklin County · median home $201,000 · income $68,258 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

6. 45Myrtle Grove, Florida

   Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 66th percentile

   17,224 people · Escambia County · median home $186,100 · income $67,647 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

7. 44Palacios, Texas

   Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

   4,395 people · Matagorda County · median home $153,800 · income $52,620 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

8. 43Pascagoula, Mississippi

   Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 66th percentile

   22,010 people · Jackson County · median home $144,700 · income $52,222 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

9. 42Gulf Hills, Mississippi

   Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 66th percentile

   8,526 people · Jackson County · median home $203,700 · income $72,839 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

10. 41Commercial, New Jersey

    Seaside character: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    4,669 people · Cumberland County · median home $161,600 · income $55,733 · Jan low 24°F · 17 in snow

11. 40South Toms River, New Jersey

    Seaside character: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    3,643 people · Ocean County · median home $299,700 · income $103,503 · Jan low 22°F

12. 39Portland, Texas

    Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 66th percentile

    20,383 people · San Patricio County · median home $234,800 · income $83,865 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

13. 38Bagdad, Florida

    Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 66th percentile

    4,467 people · Santa Rosa County · median home $227,900 · income $82,034 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

14. 37Meraux, Louisiana

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    6,804 people · St. Bernard Parish · median home $208,700 · income $76,021 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

15. 36Sinton, Texas

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    5,504 people · San Patricio County · median home $142,000 · income $51,701 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

16. 35Brownsville, Texas

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    186,738 people · Cameron County · median home $139,900 · income $52,130 · Jan low 53°F · 0 in snow

17. 34Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland

    Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 66th percentile

    10,308 people · Calvert County · median home $286,700 · income $102,669 · Jan low 30°F · 13 in snow

18. 33Gautier, Mississippi

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    19,024 people · Jackson County · median home $166,400 · income $61,926 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

19. 32Ingleside, Texas

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    9,519 people · San Patricio County · median home $189,200 · income $69,464 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

20. 31Pennsville, New Jersey

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    12,043 people · Salem County · median home $207,600 · income $76,032 · Jan low 26°F · 20 in snow

21. 30Laurel Lake, New Jersey

    Seaside character: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 66th percentile

    2,861 people · Cumberland County · median home $156,800 · income $55,574 · Jan low 24°F · 17 in snow

22. 29Galliano, Louisiana

    Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    7,100 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $134,200 · income $49,918 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

23. 28Kingsville, Texas

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    25,402 people · Kleberg County · median home $149,400 · income $58,148 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

24. 27Utqiaġvik, Alaska

    Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    4,927 people · North Slope Borough · median home $311,400 · income $115,313 · Jan low -18°F · 46 in snow

25. 26Franklin, Louisiana

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    6,728 people · St. Mary Parish · median home $104,400 · income $39,518 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

26. 25Lawrence, New Jersey

    Seaside character: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

    3,087 people · Cumberland County · median home $229,500 · income $85,515 · Jan low 24°F · 14 in snow

27. 24Moss Point, Mississippi

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    12,147 people · Jackson County · median home $110,100 · income $44,296 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

28. 23Kotzebue, Alaska

    Seaside character: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    3,102 people · Northwest Arctic Borough · median home $288,400 · income $110,357 · Jan low -8°F · 64 in snow

29. 22Los Fresnos, Texas

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    8,114 people · Cameron County · median home $152,200 · income $61,938 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow

30. 21Bertsch-Oceanview, California

    Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 73rd percentile

    2,520 people · Del Norte County · median home $191,300 · income $73,173 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

31. 20Hitchcock, Texas

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    7,301 people · Galveston County · median home $188,300 · income $74,157 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

32. 19Windsor, North Carolina

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    3,582 people · Bertie County · median home $102,700 · income $40,714 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

33. 18Linwood, New Jersey

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    6,971 people · Atlantic County · median home $394,700 · income $156,354 · Jan low 25°F · 17 in snow

34. 17Woolwich, Maine

    Seaside character: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 76th percentile

    3,068 people · Sagadahoc County · median home $254,500 · income $102,175 · Jan low 12°F · 72 in snow

35. 16Port Arthur, Texas

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    56,039 people · Jefferson County · median home $107,400 · income $46,354 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

36. 15Prichard, Alabama

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    19,322 people · Mobile County · median home $85,700 · income $36,588 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

37. 14Jeanerette, Louisiana

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    4,813 people · Iberia Parish · median home $98,200 · income $43,438 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

38. 13San Leon, Texas

    Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 79th percentile

    6,135 people · Galveston County · median home $183,100 · income $75,446 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

39. 12Cut Off, Louisiana

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    5,533 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $158,300 · income $67,941 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

40. 11Poydras, Louisiana

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile

    2,536 people · St. Bernard Parish · median home $132,800 · income $59,105 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

41. 10Larose, Louisiana

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile

    6,763 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $176,300 · income $80,577 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

42. 9Weymouth, New Jersey

    Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    2,614 people · Atlantic County · median home $169,700 · income $72,459 · Jan low 23°F · 22 in snow

43. 8Grand Bay, Alabama

    Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 82nd percentile

    3,460 people · Mobile County · median home $142,400 · income $62,112 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

44. 7Freeport, Texas

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile

    10,696 people · Brazoria County · median home $135,900 · income $61,134 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

45. 6Winnie, Texas

    Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

    3,162 people · Chambers County · median home $166,500 · income $80,913 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

46. 5Edna, Texas

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 90th percentile

    5,987 people · Jackson County · median home $117,800 · income $59,600 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

47. 4Long Hill, Connecticut

    Seaside character: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile

    3,948 people · median home $175,600 · income $84,201 · Jan low 24°F · 25 in snow

48. 3Chauvin, Louisiana

    Seaside character: 97th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile

    2,575 people · Terrebonne Parish · median home $99,600 · income $52,619 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

49. 2Port Lavaca, Texas

    Seaside character: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 94th percentile

    11,557 people · Calhoun County · median home $128,200 · income $70,123 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

50. 1Calais, Maine

    Seaside character: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 95th percentile

    3,079 people · Washington County · median home $111,100 · income $64,096 · Jan low 11°F · 95 in snow

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