Liberal East Coast Beach Towns? (schools, place to live, safety)

[joe123]

Do any liberal east coast towns near the ocean exist...towsns which are diverse and liberal... I see some town which may suit me inland but not yet on the coast.....

thanks!!

[kidyankee764]

Try Cape Cod. The area is very liberal. Also the Hamptons on Long Island - very liberal and beautiful but also incredibly expensive.

[JMT]

Ocean City, Maryland

[Iconographer]

Rehoboth Beach, DE
Lewes, DE

They both have a sizeable gay community.

[Laguna044]

P-Town

[nate14ri]

Can't get any more liberal and coastal than Provincetown, also Ogunquit in Maine, coastal RI, north shore boston ect

Pretty much the entire coast of New England, rather the Northeast overall.

[lammius]

Places that come to mind include:
Provincetown, MA
Fire Island, NY
Asbury Park/Ocean Grove, NJ
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
South Miami Beach, FL

I just realized I really only named beaches popular in the gay community.

Some of these towns don't have large off-season populations, though, and may be pretty quiet/dull during winter months. An alternative may be a cool/liberal town that is near the shore if not right on it. Red Bank, NJ which is 5 miles inland would be a good alternative to seasonal Ocean Grove for example. Rockaway Beach, NY isn't as liberal/gay as Fire Island, but it has a much larger population of permanent residents, so it may be a more enjoyable place to live full-time.

[Lior Arel]

St. Petersburg, FL...seriously. There are small towns, large towns, St. Pete is a fairly large city. Pretty liberal minded populace over there in Pinellas County and it's known as a boaters paradise. We have streams, rivers, bays, harbors, ocean, lakes -- it's really a great place to live.

[Iconographer]

Delray Beach, FL has become somewhat of a freewheeling, artsy community over the last few years.

[joe123]

thanks!

sure. something a few miles inland (even 1/2 hour or more) is good. I lived in O.C., MD. not liberal at all on the eastern shore of Maryland.

any other suggestions. diversity is important too as well as safety and schools(I have children)

thanks!!