Aberdeen is one of the value anchors of inland Longs. The community is built around a Tom Jackson-designed golf course that opened in 1989, with holes inspired by Scotland’s Royal Aberdeen and nines named for traditional Scottish landforms. Set inland of the North Strand beaches, Aberdeen pairs course-side living with a price structure well below the oceanfront, which is the foundation of its appeal.
Tom Jackson, a prolific Carolinas course architect, gave Aberdeen its Scottish inspiration: the nines carry names drawn from traditional Scottish landforms, and the layout nods to the original Royal Aberdeen in Scotland, one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. The course opened in 1989 and has matured alongside the neighborhood around it, so Aberdeen reads today as an established community with grown-in landscaping rather than a raw new build. Longs itself grew up as part of Horry County’s bright-leaf tobacco belt, and that rural inland character still frames the area even as golf communities like Aberdeen have filled in along the highways.
The housing spans single-family homes and the Buck Creek condos that define the area’s value segment, with condos available under $200K. Community amenities include pools and tennis, and the layout is built to put golf at residents’ doorstep without the membership structure or price of a country club community on the coast.
Buck Creek’s condos are the entry point that gives Aberdeen its reputation for value: priced under $200K, they let a buyer own near a quality course for less than the cost of many inland single-family homes, while the larger houses in the community offer course frontage and more space at prices still well under the oceanfront. That spread — from an affordable condo to a course-side home — is unusual inside a single golf community, and it is much of why Aberdeen draws first-time Strand buyers and retirees alike.
The figures below describe Aberdeen as of Q2 2026. Real estate data moves; treat these as a snapshot for orientation, and ask Phil for the current week’s numbers.
Destination
Aberdeen Country Club (Q2 2026)
Golf course
Tom Jackson design, opened 1989
Buck Creek condos
Available under ~$200K
Market position
Value segment of the inland North Strand
Property types
Single-family homes and Buck Creek condos
Amenities
Golf course, community pools, tennis
Pricing in Aberdeen turns on product type and position: a Buck Creek condo and a course-side single-family home are very different purchases that share the community’s golf and amenities. The community as a whole sits in the value band, offering golf-community living at prices the oceanfront cannot match. Because the Buck Creek condos and the single-family homes sit at different points on the price ladder, the right comparable depends on the product type — a condo trades against other condos, a course-side home against other course-side homes — rather than against a single community average.
Little River, the old fishing village on the waterway just east, anchors the area’s seafood and boating life, with its waterfront restaurants, fishing and cruise fleet, and the annual Blue Crab Festival each spring. North Myrtle Beach and its oceanfront sit a short drive beyond, so Aberdeen residents reach the beach, the waterway, and the restaurants of the North Strand within minutes while paying inland prices to live there.
Aberdeen is a golf community with an HOA that maintains common areas and amenities; the Buck Creek condos carry their own condo-association dues on top. The golf course operates separately, so course access is a daily-fee or membership arrangement rather than a bundled cost. Because the all-in monthly cost differs between condos and single-family homes, prospective buyers should confirm the HOA or condo-association dues, amenity-access rules, and current golf-access options for the specific home before writing an offer. It is worth confirming whether a given home sits in the Buck Creek condo association or among the single-family sections, since the dues, the rules, and the all-in monthly cost differ between them.
Aberdeen is a great fit for buyers looking for affordable golf community living just a short drive from the beach. With a Tom Jackson-designed golf course, Buck Creek condos, community pools, tennis courts, and a variety of home styles, it appeals to retirees, first-time buyers, and those relocating to the Grand Strand.
Buyers often compare Aberdeen with Colonial Charters for its larger selection of neighborhoods or Little River for its waterfront lifestyle. If you’re considering golf communities across the Grand Strand, the gated and golf communities guide provides a helpful overview of your options.
See current homes and Buck Creek condos available in Aberdeen Country Club.
