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Retire To Carolina Beach, NC
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Carolina Beach, North Carolina is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Carolina Beach, North Carolina
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Carolina Beach, North Carolina


Carolina Beach Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Wilmington metro area blank blank 362,315
Carolina Beach 3,630 4,701 5,706



Carolina Beach
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$259,6053.3%
Mar $260,000 . .
Feb $257,000 . .
Jan $262,000 . .
2011 .$251,3563.5%
2010 .$242,827-10.7%
2009 .$271,891-13.7%
2008 . $315,103 -7.7%
2007 . $341,408 -6.5%
2006 . $365,023 19.2%
2005 . $306,318 19.0%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Carolina Beach GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $259,605 $276,000
Nearest Big City Raleigh na
Home Sales Price in Raleigh $224,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 116% of Raleigh home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Carolina Beach GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $259,605 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,204 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 14.5 times the annual rent 14.7



Carolina Beach
Cost of Living (2012)
112% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Carolina Beach Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 6.9% -- 23* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 102 days 31* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Carolina Beach Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 22
2009 22
2008 20
2007 24
2006 79
2005 52



Carolina Beach Interactive Maps


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