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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

$624

more expensive each month than Green Bay

Myrtle Beach costs more than Green Bay, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the myrtle beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,727/mo

54% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$19/mo more in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$624 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$361k

6% more expensive than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

397k

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Green Bay only logs 146 pleasant days.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.8× more on the calendar than Green Bay.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

21% lower than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

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

·walk score®

55/100

37% lower than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

475% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

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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