$100k salary, packing up from Knoxville

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Myrtle Beach, SC cityscape

next stop after knoxville

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

$537

the monthly premium over Knoxville

Myrtle Beach costs more than Knoxville, 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

0% more expensive than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Knoxville

vs 0% in Knoxville

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$537 less than Knoxville

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

04a house here

$361k

1% cheaper than Knoxville

vs $364k in Knoxville

05metro size

397k

vs 947k in Knoxville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Knoxville only logs 189 pleasant days.

45% fewer events than Knoxville. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

16% lower than Knoxville

vs 69/100 in Knoxville

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

·walk score®

55/100

23% lower than Knoxville

vs 71/100 in Knoxville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

35% more than Knoxville

vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as myrtle beach:

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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