Suburban Neighborhood in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Monterey County
Find the sweet spot of California in Carmel-by-the-Sea, a small beach town with big waves and even bigger artistic visions. This charming seaside town takes up a premier piece of the California coast with waves crashing to the west and rolling hills to the east.
Neighborhoods like Northeast Carmel and the Golden Rectangle contain everything from humble cottages and cabins to historical colonial revival homes that have stood since the area’s earliest settlers. Move farther north to Carmel Woods and find larger home designs with mid-century modern and Spanish-Mediterranean styles with open floor plans and large bay windows that fill the rooms with bright beachy sunrays. The premier properties of Carmel-by-the-Sea come with steep price tags. Most available homes sit in a range of $1.5 million to $6 million with a median sales price of $3 million, far above the median price of $730,000 for the rest of Monterey County.
Grab your chair and umbrella and claim a spot on Carmel Beach, the town’s sweeping stretch of sandy beach and one of the most iconic spots on the central coast of California. Surfers flock to these crystal-clear waters known for producing some of the most consistent waves in the state, but visitors also love traveling along Carmel Beach Walk to take in the full breadth of the beach’s natural beauty. Change up the scenery and navigate the forests of Mission Trail Park, where five miles of trails spread across the lush hillside filled with diverse plants and wildlife, stunning views and local history.
Come to Carmel-by-the-Sea for the beaches and artists, but stay for the food. This town’s food scene covers the gamut of modern sensibility and old-world charm. Centered primarily around Ocean Avenue and Junipero Street, countless restaurants, bars and specialty shops fill the area with flavor. Flying Fish Grill is one of the area’s most popular spots serving up local seafood plucked right out of the ocean nearby with inventive creations and a curated wine list. Transport yourself to a villa in Greece by visiting Yafa, a Mediterranean mainstay acknowledged by Michelin as one of the best restaurants in town. Save room for dessert and be sure to visit Carmel Bakery. This town institution has been satisfying sweet tooths for more than a century with delicious pastries and confections, all made the old-fashioned way to this very day.
Students in Carmel-by-the-Sea can attend Carmel River Elementary, Carmel Middle and Carmel High School. Both Carmel River and Carmel Middle earn an A rating from Niche, and Carmel High School is ranked as the Best Public High School in Monterey County and named by The Washington Post as one of the top 300 high schools in the nation, and offers many extracurricular activities for students, including a championship robotics competition, several sports teams and numerous arts programs, including an award-winning film club.
Carmel-by-the-Sea’s history is filled with artists, writers and actors who have defined the town as an artistic center point of California. Multiple artists display galleries across town, like the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts and the Tamara G Gallery, where residents and visitors alike get to witness the local talents on display. Performing arts also thrive in Carmel-by-the-Sea. The Sunset Cultural Center attracts audiences from both the local shores and from afar for exclusive musical and theatrical performances, festivals and other fundraising events attracted to the theater’s incredible acoustics and stunning gothic architecture. The town also hosts the Pacific Repertory Theatre company and their glorious Outdoor Forest Theater, a 500+ outdoor amphitheater with a majestic backdrop of towering pines behind the stage that hosts full-scale theater productions and the annual Carmel Shakespeare Festival every October.
Cash Thomas
CMT Properties Inc.
(559) 354-4937
64 Total Sales
1 in Carmel-By-The-Sea
$1,955,000 Price
Sigifredo Ponce
Berkshire Hathaway HS Real Time Realty
(831) 208-5820
193 Total Sales
1 in Carmel-By-The-Sea
$2,215,000 Price
Beatrice Kopilenko
Re/max Gold
(650) 360-9649
43 Total Sales
1 in Carmel-By-The-Sea
$3,200,000 Price
Monterey Peninsula Home Team
KW Coastal Estates
(831) 917-8190
181 Total Sales
2 in Carmel-By-The-Sea
$1.3M - $4.5M Price Range
Amber Russell
Over the Moon Realty, Inc
(831) 574-2403
136 Total Sales
1 in Carmel-By-The-Sea
$1,877,000 Price
Tim Allen
Coldwell Banker Realty
(831) 484-7427
347 Total Sales
28 in Carmel-By-The-Sea
$885K - $28M Price Range
On average, homes in Carmel-By-The-Sea, Carmel-by-the-Sea sell after 55 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Carmel-By-The-Sea, Carmel-by-the-Sea over the last 12 months is $3,752,500, up 36% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
$4,750,000
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