Dear MarketWatch,
I am in my mid-50s and live in Massachusetts. I’m looking to transfer to someplace that’s roughly an hour from a small metropolis or well-to-do suburban space, and I’d like to be on a waterfront (a lake, pond, ocean and even a marsh). I live a quiet, outdoorsy life-style and would like an space that has extra wildlife and fewer streetlights or neighbors. I like gentle climate, and I don’t thoughts a considerably remoted really feel so long as there’s considerable wildlife and stunning surroundings. If it’s attainable to discover this on the East Coast, that will be my choice. I like kayaking, climbing and working round the home and yard, and I favor to be someplace not too conservative or spiritual. I have canines. I’ve thought of New Hampshire or Delaware. I can tolerate humidity however don’t find it irresistible. I am open to all potentialities. I have $350,000 to spend.
Thanks,
Debbie
Dear Debbie,
To put you in a house on the water on the East Coast, in a place that’s comparatively remoted, may be powerful.
But we do have some ideas of smaller cities on water that may have sufficient quiet spots close by to fit your want for fewer streetlights and extra surroundings. At least these are good beginning factors to discover the surrounding areas and cities to discover the quiet you’re looking for.
Warwick, Rhode Island
With about 39 miles of shoreline, Warwick is house to lighthouses and seashores, in addition to outlets and eating places. It places you close to loads of water and is inside your price range, with a median house value of roughly $265,900.
There are quite a few state parks in and round Warwick, together with Goddard Memorial State Park, in addition to different state lands that supply alternatives to escape into nature. Conimicut Point Park is a cute picnic spot from which you’ll be able to view the Conimicut Lighthouse. Farther afield is Fort Wetherill State Park in Jamestown, which provides superb views of Narragansett Bay from atop 100-foot granite cliffs, in addition to Snake Den State Park in Johnston and Lincoln Woods State Park in Lincoln, which boasts a freshwater seashore, trout fishing and horseback using.
Rhode Island provides loads of shoreline for ocean kayaking, together with the coves of Narragansett Bay, in addition to freshwater ponds and streams in its state parks and nature preserves.
Warwick is 10 minutes by automotive from Providence, half-hour from Newport and about an hour from Boston.
Ocean Pines, Maryland
Ocean Pines is nestled on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and options greater than 9 miles of waterfront and 3,000 acres of wooded areas. It’s situated about 5 miles from Ocean City, Maryland, which can have too many individuals for your style in the summer season however is beautiful in the offseason, when your canines may play on the seashore.
There’s room for canines to play on the Assateague Island National Seashore.
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The neighborhood began out as a retirement resort in 1968 and has its personal police division, hearth division, water system and public works division, together with different facilities which are managed by the householders affiliation, Ocean Pines Association. The median house value is about $279,000.
The neighborhood is ranked as certainly one of the most secure locations to live in Maryland. You may use Ocean Pines as a launching level to get to close by state parks, amongst them Assateague State Park, a stunning barrier island located between the Atlantic Ocean and Sinepuxent Bay.
Kingston, New York
Getting off the coast and going inland can put you close to to rivers and parks. Kingston is on the Hudson River about 90 miles north of New York City and 60 miles south of Albany. A once-bustling Nineteenth-century river port, Kingston has had a renaissance as a retreat for COVID-weary metropolis residents. It’s situated on Rondout Creek at the base of the Catskill Mountains, which provide loads of choices to get pleasure from an outdoorsy life-style.
The median house value is about $261,000, however that would rise as metropolis slickers proceed to flock to the space.
The riverfront in Kingston, New York, provides one thing for boaters and pedestrians alike.
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There are loads of state parks and nature preserves close by, together with Minnewaska State Park Preserve, house to waterfalls, lakes, hardwood forests and world-class mountain climbing. You can even make the most of kayaking excursions on the Hudson River, and there are a variety of marinas from which you’ll be able to launch your individual adventures.
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