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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

$831

more each month than Fort Wayne ran you

Myrtle Beach costs noticeably more than Fort Wayne. 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

45% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$292/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne

vs 3% in Fort Wayne

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$831 less than Fort Wayne

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

04a house here

$361k

42% more expensive than Fort Wayne

vs $254k in Fort Wayne

05metro size

397k

vs 458k in Fort Wayne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Fort Wayne only manages 161 of those.

On par with Fort Wayne for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

26% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne

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

·walk score®

55/100

39% lower than Fort Wayne

vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

130% more than Fort Wayne

vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as myrtle beach:

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:

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