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THE LOCATION
New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties put Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, Topsail Island, and Bald Head Island all within reach — plus mild winters and an extended spring and fall to enjoy them.
THE COSTS
A flat 4.25% state income tax, moderate property taxes, and grocery costs that run below the national average — your $100 stretches further in Wilmington than in most coastal markets up the seaboard.
THE CULTURE
Riverwalk dinners, farmers markets, lighthouse ferries, and the filming sites of "One Tree Hill" and "Dawson's Creek" — Wilmington's culture is small-town charm with a coastal-city edge and always something new.
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*Stroll the Riverfront Farmer's Market in Downtown Wilmington
*Walk through Enchanted Airlie at Airlie Gardens
*Ferry to Southport and climb one of three area lighthouses
*Leave a note in the mailbox at the north end of Wrightsville Beach
*Explore the natural beachfront at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area*
*Spot filming sites from "One Tree Hill" and "Dawson's Creek"