Best bang/buck are the islands. Rather than have a condo with crowded beach/docks (and condo fees), you can own a private house with 100+ feet of frontage for under $300k. Midweek and all week in May/June/Sept/Oct, I frequently go days without seeing anyone. Sometimes a whole week.
Of course you'll need a boat and a mainland dock. If you're really cheap you get a place on Rattlesnake and use Rattlesnake landing, but you'll have to pull your boat when you leave. Not a huge deal if you get something small and light.
Of course you can't do year round unless you're a very hardy soul and own a hovercraft.
A really nice place sold on Rattlesnake for $229k last year, but deals that nice are few and far between.
There is currently a good sized updated place for sale on Cow for $265k. It is beside a "public" beach and stuck in a dark North facing cove. I assume that's why nobody is biting.
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