Gulfport and Grand Isle among the most affordable beach towns | Entertainment/Life

A Mississippi Coast city was recently rated the most affordable beach town in the United States.

Gulfport topped Realtor.com’s 2023 list of the most affordable beach towns, beating out cities like Newport News, Virginia; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Navarre, Florida.

Realtor Tiffany Kirkland of Harper Realty has been selling homes across the Mississippi Coast for three years. She was not surprised by the distinction.

“I think it’s pretty awesome and pretty accurate,” she said. “There are always great deals around here.”

This is the city’s second time leading Realtor.com’s top 10. In 2018, no other city in the country could beat Gulfport’s median home list price of $184,100 and beachfront properties listed under $300,000.

The median price of a Gulfport home may have risen by about $40,000, but 2023 prices still can’t be beat.

Realtor.com listed Gulfport’s median price within a mile of the beach as $224,900 and the median price per square foot within one mile of a beach was $144.

According to Realtor.com, beach properties are even cheaper these days. “For $225,000, buyers can find a fully renovated condo within a five-minute walk to the beach,” Evan Wyloge of Realtor.com. “Biloxi, MS, directly adjacent to the east of Gulfport, is also quite affordable for buyers.”

HERE’S 2023’S LIST OF THE 10 MOST AFFORDABLE BEACH TOWNS

1. Gulfport, Mississippi
2. Newport News, Virginia
3. New London, Connecticut
4. Grand Isle, Louisiana
5. Corpus Christi, Texas
6. Atlantic City, New Jersey
7. Navarre, Florida
8. North Beach, Maryland
9. Crescent City, California
10. Shirley, New York