SperlingViews - Morehead_City, North_carolina

I have lived on both coasts from small towns to the largest cities and travelled abroad a bit too...just so you know where I am coming from. People who love the NC coast most often are from NC and haven't yet been to FLA, CA or even VA. If you have you'll notice immediately that NC coastal areas are overbuilt, VERY commercial in a 1950s type of way, not clean or well-maintained areas. Most of the year round population are blue collar, fast food, Walmart type of folks--which is fine just know it is not anything like South Beach. My main complaint is the lack of diversity (only 1 Mexican restaurant and don't even think of eating Asian food) in food and entertainment (1 two seat theater and no ethnic offerings at all), trash and cigarette butts everywhere, MOSQUITOES,and the limited interest in anything outside of the hometown. The positives--fishing, kayaking, quaint old buildings mostly in Beaufort, wildlife viewing. It does cost quite a bit more for food and housing than in the Triangle or most other areas and the quality as I say is very much lacking. [read more...]

Morehead City is a great place for a family. Very safe, good schools, clean, beautiful beaches. The weather is pretty mild for the most part (4 seasons). It is a tad boring as there is not a lot in this area as far as shopping and recreation. I don't think the job market is great here either (that is not an issue for us being military, just from what I've heard from locals). Otherwise a very nice place![read more...]

I've lived in this area for more than 15 years --raised a few minutes away. Morehead is a beautiful, small town, with great schools, wonderful waterfront parks, boating and fishing activities, seafood restaurants to die for, and a lifestyle that is well-paced. We are a friendly community with a mix of young and old and the homes in this area reflect that. Military bases flank us about 30 - 40 minutes drive, and we have a port located just before the bridge into historic quaint Beaufort by the Sea (celebrating 300th anniversary coming soon). Morehead City is a great place to live, vacation, or visit.[read more...]

This is a nice town situated on the North Carolina coast. It gets slow in the winter, but the spring and summer months have a lot more activities going on as the tourists come in for the beaches. Nice places to eat, seafood is plentiful and the Santitary Fish Market has the best seafood I've ever tasted. The residents are very friendly and welcome you as one of their own and the Carolina girls are pretty. It's a great place to come to if you want to slow down and relax, but it lacks many of the arts and entertainment that larger cities offer. There's a strong military presence with Camp Lejune and Cherry Point, both being Marine Corps bases, and a Coast Guard Station are all fairly close by.[read more...]