Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach is the date Wilmington puts on when it wants to impress. A barrier island reached by a drawbridge, it trades the boardwalk circus for low-rise cottages, surfers reading the swell at Crystal Pier, and a paddle-friendly sound on the back side. Dinner at South Beach Grill, sunset cocktails at the Oceanic deck, a walk to the Johnnie Mercer pylons - the script writes itself, and that is both the appeal and the limit. Parking is metered and merciless in season, and the crowd skews UNCW and wedding-party. Come for a daytime date that ends with salt in your hair, not a late night out.
$74,120
$2,336
Wrightsville Beach by the numbers
Median individual income in Wrightsville Beach is about $74.1k.
The median renter in Wrightsville Beach pays about $2,340 a month.
On the ground
Local date spots
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Wine & Design Wilmington
Wheelchair access - Wrightsville BeachCafés
The Original Ice Cream Stand
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Wrightsville Beach Museum of History
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