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Thinking of relocating to leland I'm reading alot of post's about 11-12 inches of rain in a day. Is this the norm on the coastal region of NC. Should I think twice before considering a home with a pond in backyard.
How's the humidity by the coastal region. Thanks for your input.
Thinking of relocating to leland I'm reading alot of post's about 11-12 inches of rain in a day. Is this the norm on the coastal region of NC. Should I think twice before considering a home with a pond in backyard.
How's the humidity by the coastal region.
The 11-12 inch rainstorm is not "normal" for the region, but it has happened. More typically, we had a lot of rain recently and there is standing water in the ditches in my community.
If you like a house with a pond in the back yard, evaluate it carefully for slope and closeness to the house. Some of the developers (like Waterford of the Carolinas) have done a good job of landscaping natural water into ponds. Many of the golf course communities also have ponds which provide enjoyable views.
Since we are on the coast, there is naturally a lot of humidity. You can find the statistics in the main City-data profile on Leland. Personally, I am uncomfortable in the summer heat and humidity, and stay inside more. But, YMMV. Overall, it is a good trade-off for not having heavy snow in winter.
They may have had a 11" rainfall, but that is exceedingly rare. During a hurricane is the only time you'd see something like that. Humidity? Yup. We got lots of that in the summer.
Normal annual precipitation for the Wilmington area is around 58". In 2012, the National Weather Service recorded 50.46" at the New Hanover International Airport.
When Wilmington gets rain, it rains a lot...that's part of the price of being near the Ocean. But that doesn't mean we have more bad weather days than anywhere else, it just means "when it rains, it pours".
Wilmington weather can be compared to Florida weather in this way, it may rain at 3 on a summer afternoon for an hour then it goes away and the sun comes back out. Many times the beaches may not even see it.
Finally, the further North you go from Wilmington, the more it seems to rain...the stretch from Burgaw to Wallace always seems to be getting the afternoon thunderstorm in the summer and it won't be raining in Wilmington, probably because of the ocean winds that New Hanover County gets over that area and the humidity is higher as well as the temperature (just 20-30 miles north of town). As well it can be pouring in Wilmington and the sun can be shining in Kure Beach, but the pouring only lasts a little bit.
HP91 - where are you thinking of moving? We are from South NJ and also are looking for lots with a pond in the back as this is what we have now in our neighborhood of Mt. Laurel. I was not crazy about the ponds in Waterford/Carolinas. Would like to see Winding River next visit. My favorites in this order so far are: St James Plantation - Ocean Ridge. i dont really know if ORP will allow us to build a raised "low country' home plan though.... thoughts anyone/?/
HP91 - where are you thinking of moving? We are from South NJ and also are looking for lots with a pond in the back as this is what we have now in our neighborhood of Mt. Laurel. I was not crazy about the ponds in Waterford/Carolinas. Would like to see Winding River next visit. My favorites in this order so far are: St James Plantation - Ocean Ridge. i dont really know if ORP will allow us to build a raised "low country' home plan though.... thoughts anyone/?/
I already live in Wilmington, in the city. When you have kids, schools are the number 1 priority with where to buy a house, at least for me. That and being close to work with the gas prices not ever going down.
Note that most neighborhoods in Southeastern NC must have retention ponds in order to drain properly during heavy rains. Wilmington requires them for everything. Most municipalities have fee's associated with stormwater runoff so there are ponds everywhere. The golf course communities usually utilize them for their golf ponds.
Thinking of relocating to leland I'm reading alot of post's about 11-12 inches of rain in a day. Is this the norm on the coastal region of NC. Should I think twice before considering a home with a pond in backyard.
How's the humidity by the coastal region. Thanks for your input.
We are visiting Winding River next month - we want to see a few more plantations in our search for retirement places (five years from now). My concern also is flooding. I wonder how much of Winding River needs mandatory flood insurance? I know very little of Ocean Ridge Plantation needs this insurance and about 1/2 of StJames needs it. I know the insurance can run over $3-4,000 a year - which means moving to NC would not be such a great deal after all. Any thoughts on this?
I know the insurance can run over $3-4,000 a year - which means moving to NC would not be such a great deal after all. Any thoughts on this?
As far as saving money, it depends on where you are moving from. If you pay property tax of $10,000 in New Jersey, yes, you would save money.
In addition to the flood insurance, you should ask about wind and hail insurance added to the homeowners insurance. Here in Mimosa Bay our homeowners insurance is $1990/year because we have to have the wind &hail coverage, but not the flood insurance. Combined with about $2400 in property taxes, we save about $800-1000 compared to Maryland where we lived before. That's not a lot of money, but we have a larger house in a more relaxed area.
Wind and hail insurance is likely to increase over the next few years. So, you should look for reasons other than strictly saving money before you decide on moving.
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