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[quote=Anonymous]We live in NYC and have a house in Southampton. I have spent plenty of time in Bethany Beach, where my parents owned a home that we eventually sold a few years ago. Some thoughts about the two areas:

Driving from the DC area to the Hamptons--especially during the summer--is not fun. You will encounter heavy traffic the entire way. Yes, there is public transportation, but beware that the trains to and from NYC in the summer are crowded and often standing room only during peak weekend travel times.

The local traffic during the summer season can be insane and much worse than you'd encounter at the MD and DE beaches. There is also the whole scene out there that---while avoidable---can make eating out, shopping, and other normal kinds of things more difficult and somewhat unpleasant from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Our home in Southampton needs a lot more maintenance than the Bethany house did. Landscaping in particular requires a lot of upkeep, and it's expensive. It's also much more common for people to have pools (and you will want one), so add that to the list of things that need attention.

Unless you have an 8-figure budget, your home will likely not be walking distance to the beach. Residents can get cheap parking permits for their town/village beaches, but it was a lot less of a hassle to get back and forth to the beach in Bethany.

The beaches are beautiful and the towns have lots of charm. I think that Bethany was more fun for my kids when they were little---they loved mini golf, quick access to the beach, the boardwalks, the rides, water slides, kid-friendly restaurants, crabbing, etc. As teens and older, they prefer the Hamptons---namely because their friends from the city are there and they get to hang out with them.[/quote]

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