$100k salary, packing up from Corpus Christi

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Myrtle Beach, SC cityscape

next stop after corpus christi

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

$858

the monthly cost of moving past Corpus Christi

Myrtle Beach costs noticeably more than Corpus Christi. You'd be paying for Myrtle Beach itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the myrtle beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,727/mo

22% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$858 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$361k

63% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

397k

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Corpus Christi keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.4× more on the calendar than Corpus Christi.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

16% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

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

·walk score®

55/100

21% lower than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

475% more than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

04 · see also

cities that play in myrtle beach's register:

see also

sarasota

$147/mo cheaper

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pensacola

$516/mo cheaper

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wilmington

$218/mo cheaper

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compare myrtle beach with:

SarasotaPensacolaWilmington