You would ALL get tired of living there as sea level rise induced by climate change causes the ocean to steadily encroach on the island by repeatedly flooding and eroding it.
Assuming a medium sea level rise, Ocracoke will have a 31% chance per year of experiencing flooding over 4ft starting in 2030 (8 years from now). In 2040 (a mere 10 years later), that goes up to 58/yr%. Note that we're actually seeing sea level rise somewhere between 'medium' and 'fast', which is thought to be due to loss of reflectivity of polar ice. (i.e. There appears to be an acceleration since the darker water that's where polar ice used to be ... reflects less energy than the ice did.) Also note that the above does not in any way account for storm surge cause by hurricanes -- which are more powerful in addition to the US coast seeing more of them.
In a nutshell, beachfront property is a pretty craptastic investment across the long haul, and anyone who isn't selling his/her beach house soon-ish is short-sighted ... because the sea WILL win. Similar, beachfront living is akin to asking to live in an area that WILL be flooded.
But hey, if you like living in houses you constantly have to rebuild after flood and/or hurricane damage, more power to ya!
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https://riskfinder.climatecentral.o...forecastType=NOAA2017_int_p50&level=4&unit=ft