Escape Bitter Cold Across Northeast By Exploring Folly Beach Rentals In South Carolina

If you’ve ever needed a good reason to invest in a beach house, consider the climate across wide swaths of the U.S. during the last days of 2017. With lows in the teens for a seven-day stretch and snow expected in New York City, it was going to be bitter cold for quite some time even in a region where extreme lows are rare. Even farther south in Maryland, stretches of snow and bitter cold were expected from Dec. 27 well into the first days of 2018. According to a CNN report published during the last week of the year, the brutal and bitter cold was expected to affect 48 million Americans living in regions that were part of a wind chill advisory. The report notes that Boston could record a low of just 5 degrees on New Year’s Day and Erie, Pennsylvania logged nearly 63 inches of snow just after Christmas.

It all adds up to a rather miserable time along most of the Eastern Seaboard – unless of course you’re in South  Carolina. Here on the “Edge of America,” as Folly Beach is known, temperatures were expected to be much higher than those across New England, New York, New Jersey and other states in the region. In fact, forecasts called for a high just shy of 60 degrees on New Year’s Eve. If escaping the cold has even been on your radar, now is the time to check out Folly Beach rentals for the coming summer months and next winter. As local real estate experts will tell you, the fact that Folly Beach is so family-friendly is another reason why many vacationers end up becoming permanent and long-time residents.

There’s no shortage of things to do – nor weather to enjoy – in and around Folly Beach. For starters, this city of about 2,600 residents is located directly along the Atlantic Ocean. That location allows for the 1,000-foot-long Folly Beach Pier -- the second-longest on the East Coast -- to prosper. This ocean-side city is also home to the Morris Island Lighthouse, built in 1767; Wave Watch Playground; surfing stores and spots as well as other water sporting options. Better yet, a drive to downtown Charleston is a mere 12 miles and 20 minutes so adventuring out from Folly Beach rentals to South Carolina’s second-largest city is easy to do. It’s easy to see why so many folks are looking to spend more time in The Palmetto State after exploring Folly Beach and all it has to offer; the fact that low  temperatures in the teens and single-digits aren’t in the winter forecast just sweetens the deal.