North Myrtle Beach, 55+

What is it like to live in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?
New 55+ homes a mile from the beach.

BeachAbout 4 minutes
GroceriesAbout 6 minutes
HospitalAbout 10 minutes
Lawn careMowed for you

By Devin Day, Operations Officer · Reviewed by Tim Nash, Broker-in-Charge · Updated October 12, 2026

Del Webb North Myrtle Beach is a newer 55+ neighborhood of mostly one-story houses on short streets around ponds.

The short answer

Del Webb North Myrtle Beach has about 400 homes built so far, and its builder is still selling new ones. At least one person in each household must be 55 or older.

Owners share a clubhouse with an indoor lap pool, an outdoor pool and a fitness center. There are also courts for pickleball and bocce, and walking trails.

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What are the homes like in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

Most homes in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach are one story, so there are no stairs. They have two or three bedrooms and a garage, and most are about 1,400 to 2,700 square feet.

Two rows of homes with gray roofs and short driveways along a straight street in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach, with a pond and a paved walking path behind them, seen from above — A street of homes in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach, with a pond and a walking path behind them.

The homes are on short streets around ponds, with the clubhouse, pools and courts in the middle of the neighborhood.

Del Webb North Myrtle Beach from above in winter, with its edge drawn in orange: curving streets of homes around ponds, and the clubhouse with its pools and courts marked in the middle — Del Webb North Myrtle Beach from above. The orange line is the edge of the neighborhood.

New homes come with:

Fabric hurricane covers for the windows
A warranty on the structure for 10 years, which a later owner keeps
Sprinklers in every yard

What is there to do in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

The clubhouse in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach, also called the amenity center, has a gathering room, an arts and crafts room and a fitness center.

The Del Webb North Myrtle Beach clubhouse from above, labelled: a large gray-roofed building, an outdoor pool with a deck behind it, a row of green sports courts by the parking lot, and a pond and rows of homes around them — The clubhouse, the outdoor pool and the courts, from above.

Indoor lap poolSwim laps all year
Outdoor poolWith a beach-style walk-in entry
PickleballCourts beside the clubhouse
Walking trailsPaths through the neighborhood

The city's community center is about a minute away by car. On weekdays you can play indoor pickleball there for a few dollars a day. Behind it are outdoor pickleball courts that are free and always open.

The center also has fitness classes, such as gentle yoga, that you pay for by the class. The city's recreation department runs trips for adults too, such as a monthly day trip around the Carolinas and bus tours.

Where is Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

Del Webb North Myrtle Beach is inside the city of North Myrtle Beach, about a mile from the ocean. The beach is on the other side of US 17, the main highway.

North Myrtle Beach from the air with three labels: the beach and ocean at the left, US 17 running down the middle past blocks of beach houses and ball fields, and Del Webb North Myrtle Beach with its curving streets and ponds at the right — From the air: the beach, US 17 and Del Webb North Myrtle Beach.

In our experience, rush hour adds 5 to 10 minutes to the drive times on the map.

Map of where Del Webb North Myrtle Beach is, with drive times by car. Map data: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line; Horry County GIS.

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For an emergency, the North Strand emergency room is closer than the hospital, about 5 minutes by car. It is open day and night.

What is North Myrtle Beach like?

North Myrtle Beach has a wide sand beach lined with beach houses. The city keeps hundreds of paths to the beach and dozens of public parking lots, so you can find a place near the sand.

Rows of beach chairs and blue, green and yellow umbrellas on the wide sand beach in North Myrtle Beach — Beach chairs and umbrellas on the beach in North Myrtle Beach.

Beach parkingFree early in the morning, in the evening and all winter.
Golf cartsAllowed with a state permit sticker, on roads of 35 mph or less, from sunrise to sunset.
Dogs on the beachAlways on a leash. From mid-May to Labor Day, no dogs on the beach from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To reach the nearest city beach parking lot, you drive a short way along US 17. Golf carts may only cross US 17, so plan to take your car to the beach.

These places in town are close by car.

Central ParkA city park with a paved walking path and tennis courts. About 2 minutes.
Ingram DunesA city trail through an old seaside forest with tall dunes. About 4 minutes.
Main StreetShops, places to eat and free concerts on summer Thursdays. About 7 minutes.
Barefoot LandingDozens of shops and restaurants by the Intracoastal Waterway. About 10 minutes.
Cherry Grove PierWalk out over the ocean or fish from it. About 15 minutes.
Heritage ShoresCity boardwalks and docks over the salt marsh. About 20 minutes.

The long wooden Cherry Grove Pier reaching into the ocean in North Myrtle Beach, with beach houses, a water tower and a tall hotel behind it — The Cherry Grove Pier, seen from the ocean.

What does a home in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach cost?

In the last year, new homes from the builder in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach usually sold for about $635,000. Homes resold by their owners sold for about $535,000.

The homeowners association (HOA) fee is about $315 a month, and it includes lawn care, internet and a TV package.

If you live in a new home at that price, the property tax is a little under $3,000 a year, city tax included. See how a home you live in is taxed in North Myrtle Beach.

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Do you need flood insurance in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

You probably will not need flood insurance in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach, because every lot is outside the high-risk flood zone on the government's flood map. If you want a policy, it usually costs about $600 a year.

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How does Del Webb North Myrtle Beach compare with other 55+ neighborhoods?

Del Webb North Myrtle Beach is the newest of these four 55+ neighborhoods.

Community	Area	Minutes to the beach by car	HOA fee a month	Resale homes usually sell for
Del Webb North Myrtle Beach	North Myrtle Beach	About 4	About $315	About $535,000
Del Webb at Grande Dunes	Myrtle Beach	About 4	About $400 for a house	About $665,000 for a house
Myrtle Trace	Conway	About 15	$95	About $300,000
Seasons at Prince Creek West	Murrells Inlet	About 10	About $340	About $500,000

What are the pros and cons of living in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

Del Webb North Myrtle Beach has new homes about a mile from the ocean, and the builder is still selling them.

Pros

The beach is about 4 minutes away by car.
The homes are new, built since 2022.
If you sell, the next owner keeps the builder's warranty on the structure.
The city's community center, with indoor pickleball, is about a minute away by car.

Cons

The builder is still building here. Ask which streets are finished before you choose a lot.
Golf carts may cross US 17 but not drive along it.
The airport is about 35 minutes away by car.

Can you rent out a home in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

Not by the week. Renters in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach must stay at least 30 days.

Example: Frank and Joyce plan to spend summers near their son in Michigan. While they are away, they want to rent their new house to vacationers by the week.

They pick out a new house in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach and are ready to sign the builder's contract. Before they sign, their Chapter3 agent reads the renting rules for the neighborhood with them.

Every renter there must stay at least 30 days, so they cannot rent by the week. Frank and Joyce plan on one renter for the whole summer, and they sign the contract.

Tell us how you plan to use the home.

An agent gets the HOA documents and reads the rental rules with you before you sign the builder's contract.

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Common questions

Del Webb North Myrtle Beach FAQ

How much is the HOA fee in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

The HOA fee is about $315 a month. It includes lawn care, internet and a TV package.

Is Del Webb North Myrtle Beach finished?

Not yet. The builder is still building and selling new houses in the neighborhood today.

Can someone under 55 live in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

Yes, a younger husband or wife can live in the home, as long as one person in the household is 55 or older.

Is Del Webb North Myrtle Beach inside the city limits?

Yes. It is inside North Myrtle Beach, so owners pay a city tax on top of the county and school tax.

Who builds the homes in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach?

Pulte builds them and sells them under its Del Webb name. Most of its homes here are one story, with a garage.

Sources: Del Webb North Myrtle Beach website, City agreement and plan for the neighborhood, Horry County tax levies, Horry County deed records, FEMA flood map. This is not legal or tax advice, and builder prices change. The HOA fee and home sizes are from recent home listings. Drive times come from OpenStreetMap and leave out traffic. The flood cost is the middle FEMA price for policies in ZIP code 29582.

Photo credits

Del Webb North Myrtle Beach from above. Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey, Public domain, via NOAA Emergency Response Imagery. Chapter3 Realty joined four NOAA map tiles, drew the outline from Horry County GIS parcels, added one label and adjusted the colors.

A street of homes in Del Webb North Myrtle Beach, with a pond and a walking path behind them. Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey, Public domain, via NOAA Emergency Response Imagery. Chapter3 Realty joined four NOAA map tiles, cut a close view of one street and adjusted the colors.

From the air: the beach, US 17 and Del Webb North Myrtle Beach. Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey, Public domain, via NOAA Emergency Response Imagery. Chapter3 Realty cut this view from one NOAA aerial photo, resized it, adjusted the colors and added three labels placed from Horry County map data.

The clubhouse, the outdoor pool and the courts, from above. Photo: NOAA National Geodetic Survey, Public domain, via NOAA Emergency Response Imagery. Chapter3 Realty joined NOAA map tiles, cut a close view of the clubhouse, adjusted the colors and added three labels placed from Horry County building footprints.

Beach chairs and umbrellas on the beach in North Myrtle Beach. Photo: JefferyGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Cherry Grove Pier, seen from the ocean. Photo: Festiva76, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Chapter3 Realty cropped the photo to 16:9 around the pier, cutting the hotel tower at the right, most of the sky and the near water, and resized it.

Chapter3 Realty resized these photos and cropped some of them. Each photo keeps the license listed with it.

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