The Town Files

The 31 Most Affordable Seaside Towns in America

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 3,996 towns of 10,000–50,000 people in the U.S., scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Port Lavaca, TX.

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The 31 Most Affordable Seaside Towns in America1. Port Lavaca, TXscore 962. Freeport, TXscore 903. Prichard, ALscore 884. Moss Point, MSscore 855. Kingsville, TXscore 836. Pennsville, NJscore 827. Gautier, MSscore 828. Chesapeake Ranch Estates, …score 829. Portland, TXscore 8110. Pascagoula, MSscore 8011. Myrtle Grove, FLscore 8012. Joppatowne, MDscore 7913. Pennsville, NJscore 7914. La Marque, TXscore 7815. California, MDscore 7816. North Fort Myers, FLscore 7817. La Porte, TXscore 7818. Bellview, FLscore 7819. Riviera Beach, MDscore 7720. Marina del Rey, CAscore 7721. Clinton, CTscore 7722. Edgewood, MDscore 7623. Dickinson, TXscore 7624. Mastic Beach, NYscore 7525. Long Beach, MSscore 75

  1. 31Brooklyn Park, Maryland

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 51st percentile

    16,112 people · Anne Arundel County · median home $284,300 · income $87,989 · Jan low 30°F · 19 in snow

  2. 30Egg Harbor, New Jersey

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 51st percentile

    47,842 people · Atlantic County · median home $312,700 · income $97,190 · Jan low 25°F · 17 in snow

  3. 29Rosedale, Maryland

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 51st percentile

    19,961 people · Baltimore County · median home $276,200 · income $85,711 · Jan low 30°F · 23 in snow

  4. 28Port St. John, Florida

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 51st percentile

    23,474 people · Brevard County · median home $281,300 · income $87,736 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  5. 27White Marsh, Maryland

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

    10,287 people · Baltimore County · median home $369,200 · income $117,426 · Jan low 30°F · 23 in snow

  6. 26East Haven, Connecticut

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

    27,923 people · median home $294,200 · income $94,628 · Jan low 23°F · 34 in snow

  7. 25Long Beach, Mississippi

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

    16,780 people · Harrison County · median home $215,200 · income $70,332 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  8. 24Mastic Beach, New York

    Seaside character: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 51st percentile

    14,199 people · Suffolk County · median home $357,200 · income $111,493 · Jan low 24°F · 32 in snow

  9. 23Dickinson, Texas

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 58th percentile

    20,847 people · Galveston County · median home $278,000 · income $91,779 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

  10. 22Edgewood, Maryland

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 58th percentile

    25,713 people · Harford County · median home $242,200 · income $80,772 · Jan low 25°F · 21 in snow

  11. 21Clinton, Connecticut

    Seaside character: 95th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 58th percentile

    13,185 people · median home $380,000 · income $124,824 · Jan low 23°F

  12. 20Marina del Rey, California

    Seaside character: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

    11,373 people · Los Angeles County · median home $458,800 · income $146,623 · Jan low 49°F · 0 in snow

  13. 19Riviera Beach, Maryland

    Seaside character: 99th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 55th percentile

    12,384 people · Anne Arundel County · median home $350,300 · income $112,672 · Jan low 25°F · 19 in snow

  14. 18Bellview, Florida

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    25,541 people · Escambia County · median home $205,300 · income $69,890 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  15. 17La Porte, Texas

    Seaside character: 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    35,124 people · Harris County · median home $234,600 · income $80,753 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

  16. 16North Fort Myers, Florida

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    42,719 people · Lee County · median home $161,800 · income $56,261 · Jan low 54°F · 0 in snow

  17. 15California, Maryland

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    12,947 people · St. Mary's County · median home $346,800 · income $119,855 · Jan low 30°F · 13 in snow

  18. 14La Marque, Texas

    Seaside character: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 62nd percentile

    18,030 people · Galveston County · median home $206,900 · income $71,102 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

  19. 13Pennsville, 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

  20. 12Joppatowne, 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

  21. 11Myrtle 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

  22. 10Pascagoula, 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

  23. 9Portland, 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

  24. 8Chesapeake 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

  25. 7Gautier, 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

  26. 6Pennsville, 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

  27. 5Kingsville, 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

  28. 4Moss 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

  29. 3Prichard, 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

  30. 2Freeport, 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

  31. 1Port 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

Price vs ranking

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Orange squares are the 31 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in the U.S..

More U.S. rankings

Methodology. We ranked 3,996 towns of 10,000–50,000 people in the U.S. (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. The combined score is the average of the percentiles shown for each town; a town must be above the middle on every one. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: