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Myrtle Beach, SC cityscape

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Myrtle Beach

sc · metro 397k

photo: Curtis Adams / pexels

a dispatch from

myrtle beach

SC

33.69°N

78.88°W

Myrtle Beach is the Grand Strand's anchor, with 60 miles of beach, more than 80 mini golf courses (it might be the mini golf capital of America), and a boardwalk packed with arcades and pancake houses. Calabash-style fried seafood is a thing. It's a family beach town, full stop, with affordable oceanfront and easy access to Charleston a few hours south.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$931

pricier each month than Clarksville

Myrtle Beach doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Myrtle Beach is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the myrtle beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,727/mo

29% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$931 less than Clarksville

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$361k

23% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

397k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Clarksville barely cracks 173 pleasant ones.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 11.5× more on the calendar than Clarksville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

14% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

Closest outdoor draw: Huntington Beach State Park, 15.2 mi.

·walk score®

55/100

34% lower than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

51% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

cities that play in myrtle beach's register:

see also

sarasota

$147/mo cheaper

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see also

pensacola

$516/mo cheaper

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see also

wilmington

$218/mo cheaper

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compare myrtle beach with:

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