same $100k income, fresh start from Myrtle Beach
changea dispatch from
charlotte
NC
35.23°N
80.84°W
Charlotte is banking towers (it's the second-biggest banking center in the country after NYC) wrapped in pine trees and southern hospitality. Uptown is the downtown (Charlotteans correct you on this immediately), the NASCAR Hall of Fame anchors a real motorsport scene, and the Whitewater Center lets you raft inside the city limits. Growth is fast, breweries are everywhere, and barbecue gets the Carolina vinegar treatment.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Myrtle Beach
On paper, Charlotte and Myrtle Beach are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
0% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
4.5%
$167/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$6,230/mo
$165 more than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
8% more expensive than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
2.8M
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Myrtle Beach has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year.
391% more happening than in Myrtle Beach.
51/100
12% lower than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
71% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
141
513% more than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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