Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina is a great place for a vacation home!

The town is located in New Hanover County, North Carolina. The population was 2,593 at the 2000 census.

Wrightsville Beach is well known for the beauty of its houses, which are considered to be prime examples of contemporary beach architecture. Many of the older and more primitive beach cottages have been renovated or replaced over the years. The oldest of these early cottage dates to 1897. Construction, renewal, and renovation are constantly occurring on the beach, even among houses built in the 1980s and 1990s. The property value of Wrightsville's finest properties range from 800 thousand to several millions.

While the population of Wrightsville Beach surges in the summer, there are a significant number of residents who live year round on the beach. It is considered a very pleasant place to live due to the pleasant climate, the residential atmosphere, and the near absence of crime. Wrightsville is seen as more upper class, clean, and family oriented beach in comparison to other local beaches such as Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. Trucks, ATVs, glass containers, pets, alcohol, and bonfires are forbidden which has contributed to the pristine nature of the beach.