St James Plantation

Community Life at St James

St. James plantation is an active adult community located in the town of Southport, North Carolina. St. James is well-known for its incredible golf courses, gentle winters, and its prime location, being just minutes from the beach. Resident golfers enjoy 81 holes of championship golf, beautiful clubhouses, and many men's and women's golf clubs and golf associations. It's not all about golf at St. James plantation, however.  The community offers many other amenities for all areas of interest, to include a state-of-the-art fitness center, tennis center, and an indoor aquatics center. What about having your own place at the beach? Well St. James also has an oceanfront Beach Club facility at Oak Island to accommodate just that! Homeowners enjoy taking friends and family out to the beach for a day and then finishing up at the club with a cool dip in the pool. How can this get any better? St. James plantation is also great for water lovers. They offer homes along the intracoastal waterway, a full-service marina, and drydock storage for boats. Residents enjoy fishing in the marina and intracoastal waterway, all while having easy access out to the Atlantic Ocean for big game fish.

Real Estate at St James Plantation

There are many options to choose from when searching for homes for sale in St. James plantation. They offer condos around Village Marina, patio homes and villas, and also homesites to build any plan you desire. In the Woodlands Park collection in  St. James, homesites start in the 80s. Here you will find homesites surrounded by parks, nature reserves, and lakes. Home builders in this section include Barker & Canady, Bill Clark Homes, Satterwhite Builders, Kent Homes, and Logan Homes. In their SeaSide neighborhood they have homes starting in the mid-200's, along with many floor plans ranging from approximately 1300sqf up to 2000sqft. There are also a lot of great resale home opportunities at St. James Plantation.This is due in large part to the fact that the community has been around and established for quite some time.

Southport NC Area

There are a lot of things to be said for living in or around the small, quaint town of Southport, North Carolina. Southport sits just behind both Bald Head Island and Oak Island, at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Southport's surrounding estuaries and waterways greet the Atlantic Ocean making it a wonderful playground for fishermen and boaters. The climate in this region offers a distinct four seasons without the headache of snow or ice. The average temperature in the wintertime in Southport North Carolina is about 52°, making it a great area to retire and relocate to. Living by a small fishing town does have its perks when it comes to dinnertime. Folks here enjoy fresh seafood practically all year round, to include oysters, shrimp, tuna, wahoo, and mahi-mahi. In addition, Southport is only 30 minutes away from the city of Wilmington (to the north), and only 45 minutes away from Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Real estate taxes in Southport are very affordable, again making it an excellent place for relocation. Real estate taxes on a home value at 300,000 would cost approximately $2000 in the Southport town limits. 

So what are you waiting for? Southport and St. James Plantation are ready to welcome you with low cost of living, excellent weather and tons of activities to do!

by Brian Schrader