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Topsail Beach, NC vs Ocean Shores, WA

#38 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#104 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#172 2005 Best Places to Live

#233 Best Green Cities

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More