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Living a Small town Lifestyle in Calabash, North_Carolina

Calabash is a small fishing village with a year round population of just over 2000 (2013), that boasts great seafood and offers an array of restaurants to prove it. Fishing on the Atlantic Ocean is popular, as is crabbing on the Intracoastal Warterway. There is also boating and other water recreation, along with golf courses nearby.

Where to Retire in Calabash and Home Prices

According Zillow, the median home value in Calabash was $202,131 in late 2021, although homes in most active adult communities will be higher.

What Is Special about Calabash

Calabash is a small fishing village that boasts great seafood and offers an array of restaurants to prove it.  Fishing on the Atlantic Ocean is popular, as is crabbing on the Intracoastal Warterway. There is also boating and other water recreation, along with many golf courses nearby.

What Is Not Special about Calabash

It is a small town, and not considered walkable; winters are chilly with temperatures in the 40's; if you don't like fishing, boating, or outdoor activity you won't have much to do.

Climate and Physical Environment

The average Janurary temperature is 45 degrees and July's average is about 80 degrees.

Restaurants & Cultural Scene

It's all about restaurants in Calabash with more than 30 eateries within a mile, and most of them offering seafood, of course. Wilmington (approximately 50 miles) and Myrtle Beach (about 25 miles), offer many cultural venues.

Crime

The crime rate is low.

Medical Facilities

Sea Coast Medical Center is located in Little River, South Carolina, about 17 miles away.

Transportation

Myrtle Beach offers an international airport, about 30 miles away.

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