IRVINE, CA—According to a recent report from RealtyTrac,the top 20 beach-town housing markets in the country are mostlylocated in the West—Hawaii and California, to be exact—with theremainder in Florida. The firm rated markets based on home values,weather, air quality and crime rates.
For the report, RealtyTrac first selected the top 100 best beachtowns based on four criteria: average temperature, percent of sunnydays, percent of days with good air quality and crime rates. Thetop 100 towns based on these criteria were then sorted by medianvalue of single-family homes and condos, from lowest to highest.The top 20 markets all had median home values below $1 million.
According to Daren Blomquist, VP of RealtyTrac,“Buying near the beach is one of the best ways to ensure a propertywill appreciate in value. Whether buying for retirement, a vacationhome or a primary residence, homes located in quality beach townsbenefit from virtually unlimited demand and a finite supply of landto build on.”
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
