Monterey County, California
Carmel-by-the-Sea Real Estate and Local Guide
Small, walkable coastal village in Monterey County known for its art galleries, cottage architecture, white-sand beach, and strict preservation of a wooded residential character.
Living in Carmel-by-the-Sea
Homes have no street numbers and no residential mail delivery, so residents collect mail at the post office, and the village has no street lights or parking meters. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Median home value sits at the top of the Census range, above $2 million.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Carmel-by-the-Sea home
Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo
Spanish mission founded in 1770 and the burial place of Junipero Serra
Tor House and Hawk Tower
Stone house and tower built by poet Robinson Jeffers in the 1910s and 1920s
Comstock fairy-tale cottages
Storybook-style cottages designed by Hugh Comstock in the 1920s
Carmel Beach
White-sand beach at the foot of Ocean Avenue where dogs are allowed off-leash under voice control
Mission Trail Nature Preserve
34-acre preserve with walking trails and the historic Flanders Mansion
Carmel-by-the-Sea areas to know
Carmel Point
Residential point south of the village toward the Carmel River, partly unincorporated
Hatton Fields
Neighborhood east of the village center within Carmel's sphere of influence
Carmel Woods
Neighborhood at the north edge of town within Carmel's sphere of influence