Ocean Pines Maryland Real Estate
Ocean Pines is a residential community offering over 9 miles of waterfront property on 3,000 acres of wooded areas. It is located approximately 6 miles from the beach resort town of Ocean City, and even owns a beachfront property in mid-town OC.
The community was established in the late 60's as a retirement community, but today offers a diverse demographic of homeowners with approximately 8,500 platted lots and over 12,000 full time residents and 8,000 part-time residents.
One of the great things about Ocean Pines is the ability to live on the water affordably. Also, many of the wooded lot properties in Ocean Pines offer first time homebuyers a very affordable option as well. Plus, the elementary school for Ocean Pines, Showell Elementary, is a blue-ribbon school.
Living in Ocean Pines also offers many choices in restaurants, shops, pharmacies, health care and extensive recreation facilities including bayfront beaches, kayaking, tennis, indoor pool, outdoor pools, playgrounds and golf course.