Santa Claus, Indiana
The biggest and probably the best-known Santa Claus of all, this happy burg sits in the state’s southern tip near the Ohio River. Most residents live in Christmas Lake Village, a 2,500-acre development centered around three lakes: Christmas Lake, Lake Holly, and Lake Noel. You’ll also want to check out Holiday Village, a subdivision on the north side of town. And if that weren’t enough, US Highway 231 is now under construction, promising to spur new economic development and improve access to Splashin’ Safari and Holiday World, where you can get free soft drinks all day, every day.
Santa Claus, Georgia
Officially dubbed the “City That Loves Children”, this rural hideaway is located just minutes outside Vidalia—home of the Sweet Vidalia Onion. Housing inventory is limited to just 67 homes and some apartments, with most located on Candy Cane Road, Rudolph Way, Dancer Street, Prancer Street, and Sleigh Street. Local attractions include the Santa Claus Minit Mart (“Drinks as Cold as the North Pole!”) and the Santa Claus City Hall, where the decorations never come down.
Santa Claus, Arizona
If you really want to get away from it all, this is your Santa Claus—an uninhabited desert town just south of Grasshopper Junction. There aren’t any houses, no infrastructure, and the last business shut down in 1995. There are, however, still plenty of vandalized buildings, a wishing well, and the “Old 1225”, a derailed, pink children’s train tagged with graffiti. As we like to say in the real estate biz, this place is a real “fixer upper”.
Even if you don’t decide to pack up and move to Santa Claus, we want to wish you and yours a very safe, happy holiday season, and extend our best wishes for a peaceful, prosperous New Year.
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