Carolina Beach, NC Mobile Home for Sale

One term is commonly used to describe Carolina Beach: laid-back. And there’s an unofficial uniform to match. “You wouldn’t know a billionaire from someone who lives paycheck to paycheck because everyone is in shorts and a T-shirt,” says Kristen Dunn, a Realtor with BlueCoast Realty Corporation. Established in the 1800s by Captain John Harper, Carolina Beach remains a steadily growing vacation destination, with approximately 6,500 full-time residents ranging from young families and surfers to retirees. But instead of boarding a steamer and then a train to reach this coastal town, people today simply drive over the Snow’s Cut Bridge. “When you come over the bridge, your stress level goes down,” Dunn says, who’s been a resident for nearly 20 years. “A term here is OTB or ‘over the bridge.’ Nobody wants to do anything over the bridge. You can go to the grocery store here and go to school here. Locals really don’t leave,” she says. There’s a noticeable shift in vibe when tourists, ready to hit the beach and boardwalk, arrive in droves for the summer. “People are everywhere. You can drive down the street with your windows down and hear live music from all the different places,” Dunn