This week, imagine two buyers who both type “Meadowlands North Carolina” into Google. Someone wants to live on a golf course less than an hour from Charlotte.
The other person wants a golf community right on the ocean, not far from the Grand Strand. This guide picks out the Meadowlands, NC neighborhoods that match your search, tells you how much homes cost in each one, and gives you tips on how to tour or buy with confidence.
Which Meadowlands, North Carolina Are You Looking For?
Meadowlands is the name of more than one neighborhood in North Carolina. The two most established ones are not even close to each other.
There is a first one in northeast Davidson County, near Midway and Wallburg. It is a short drive from Winston-Salem, High Point, and Greensboro.
The second one is in Calabash, a town on the coast of Brunswick County, South Carolina, where North Carolina and South Carolina meet. It is only a few minutes from Sunset Beach and North Myrtle Beach.
A lot of people get the name mixed up because both are master-planned communities built around golf courses and advertized as having lots of amenities.
Some other listing sites also call some scattered properties near Raleigh or the Triangle area “Meadowlands.” This usually refers to a small neighborhood rather than a full planned community, so check the county on any listing you’re interested in before setting up a tour.
The Davidson County community is where you should go if you want to live in the inland Piedmont with lower prices and easy access to the Triad’s cities.
Calabash is the one to look into if you want to play golf, be close to the beach, and enjoy a slower pace of life along the coast. The rest of this guide goes over both of them.
Meadowlands in Davidson County (Winston-Salem Area): Homes, Prices & Amenities
The Meadowlands is a master-planned community on about 650 acres off of NC Highway 109. It was built around a golf course that Hale Irwin created in the beginning.
There are mostly single-family homes in this neighborhood, but there are also golf villa and townhome sections. Lots are usually between a quarter-acre and a half-acre, and most floor plans have an extra room above the garage.
According to brokerage and builder offering pages for the area, new construction has begun in the $350,000s. Resale single-family homes usually cost between $400,000 and $575,000, with bigger or better homes going up to $600,000 to $800,000.
The overall average price for a single-family home in Davidson County is much lower than that. This is because Meadowlands is one of the county’s more expensive planned communities and the price point is not normal for the whole county.
Memberships to golf and swim/tennis clubs are available, but not required to live here. This makes the monthly costs more flexible than in a community where memberships are required.
The postal address is in Winston-Salem and the zip code is 27107. The schools are in Davidson County, and the property tax rate is lower in Davidson County than in neighboring Forsyth County.
Meadowlands in Calabash: Coastal Golf Living Near the Beach
The Meadowlands in Calabash is built around a championship 18-hole golf course in Brunswick County. It is close to Sunset Beach, which isn’t too crowded, and just across the state line from North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The locals really like the idea of living on the coast golf in the morning, beach or boat in the afternoon so this is a single-family home development.
The community usually has a clubhouse, an outdoor pool that looks like it belongs at a resort, an exercise room, and walking trails. The Calabash area is known for its seafood restaurants and relaxed, small-town vibe.
The Meadowlands is in an area with a lot of vacation and second homes, so seasonal buyers will be more likely to move in and out of the community than in the Piedmont version.
The coastal market in Brunswick County and the inland market in Davidson County are not the same. Being close to the beach affects pricing, inventory, and buyer competition. So, even though they share a name and a golf course idea, treat them as two separate markets.
What Homes Cost in Meadowlands, NC Right Now
In both communities, listing prices change all the time, so any number you see today, even the ranges in this piece, should only be used as a guide.
Recently, most resale homes in the Davidson County community have been priced between $400,000 and $575,000, with a few luxury homes going for more than $600,000.
In the Calabash community, prices tend to be more like those in Brunswick County’s beach-adjacent market, which is usually higher per square foot than prices in the Piedmont.
You shouldn’t count on a single averaged number. Instead, you should get current, verified inventory before you set a price range.
You can browse live Meadowlands-area listings on Estatmine’s properties page to see what’s actually on the market this week, and every listing is checked before it’s published so you’re not chasing stale or duplicate postings.
If you’re weighing a Meadowlands purchase against renting somewhere else in the meantime, Estatmine’s rent vs. buy calculator lets you plug in a home’s price and comparable rent to see roughly when buying would break even for your timeline.
Life Inside a Meadowlands Golf Community: Amenities & HOA Considerations
Both of the Meadowlands communities are amenity-driven, which means that there is a HOA, even though golf and club memberships are not required.
There is a golf clubhouse, a community pool, a playground, pickleball courts, sidewalks, walking trails, lakes, ponds, and a nature park that is about 50 acres in size in Davidson County. This is a lot of shared infrastructure that needs to be paid for in some way.
Before you make an offer in either community, find out how much the HOA fees are, if there are any separate golf or swim/tennis membership fees, how much money is in the reserve fund, and if there are any planned special assessments.
It’s easy to miss that a community with heavily used features and an old clubhouse may have higher reserve needs than a newer or smaller development if you only look at the prices.
You should also ask the golf club directly about the current state of the course and any plans for renovations. This is because course conditions and management can change even if home prices in the area don’t change.
Renting vs. Buying in a Meadowlands Community
Because of this, most people who live in golf course communities like the Davidson County Meadowlands also live there, and many homeowner associations limit the number of homes that can be rented out at any given time.
This means that there aren’t many long-term rentals available. If you find a rental here, it will probably be a single-family home instead of an apartment, and there will be a lot of people trying to get it.
Because Calabash’s Meadowlands is in a stronger vacation rental corridor, there are more short-term and seasonal rentals there than in the inland town. However, this can cause rental prices to go up during the busiest beach season.
If you’re still not sure if renting or buying is better for your schedule, Estatmine’s rent vs. buy tool is a faster way to test your theory.
And if a golf-course purchase turns out to be more house than you need right now, our broader guide to affordable houses for rent in the USA covers what to expect on cost and lease terms in the meantime.
How to Tour and Buy a Home in Meadowlands, NC
- Confirm which Meadowlands and which county you’re actually targeting Davidson County (Winston-Salem area) or Brunswick County (Calabash) before you contact anyone, since agents and inventory don’t overlap between the two.
- Pull current, verified listings for that specific community on Estatmine properties page rather than relying on a search engine snapshot that may include outdated or duplicate posts.
- Ask for the HOA documents, golf/swim/tennis membership terms, and current dues before you get emotionally attached to a specific house amenity-rich communities live and die by their fee structure.
- Run the numbers with Estatmine’s rent vs. buy calculator so you know your realistic break-even point before you make an offer.
- Check for upcoming showings using our open houses near me today guide, or schedule a private, no-pressure tour directly.
- Work with an agent who specifically knows the community you’ve chosen Davidson County school zones and Brunswick County flood/insurance considerations are different enough that local knowledge matters. You can get in touch with an Estatmine agent to be connected with the right local contact.
Is Meadowlands, NC Right for You?
Pros
- Golf-course lifestyle with established landscaping, mature trees, and community infrastructure already in place
- Optional (not mandatory) golf and swim/tennis membership in the Davidson County community keeps monthly costs flexible
- Two very different settings under one name inland Piedmont convenience or coastal beach access — so you can pick the lifestyle that fits
- Lower property tax rate and generally more affordable entry pricing in Davidson County compared with many Triad-area planned communities
Cons
- The shared name causes real confusion it’s easy to research the wrong community by accident
- HOA and amenity fees add a recurring cost on top of the mortgage, and reserve fund health varies by community
- Rental inventory is limited in the Davidson County community due to HOA leasing caps
- Coastal pricing and insurance costs in Calabash can run higher than inland Piedmont comparables
If either community’s amenities and setting sound like a fit, the fastest next step is real data: browse verified Meadowlands listings on Estatmine, run your numbers through the rent vs. buy calculator, and contact an Estatmine agent who can confirm which Meadowlands and which house actually matches what you’re looking for.