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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

$496

the monthly cost of moving past Lancaster

Myrtle Beach costs more than Lancaster, 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

14% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$286/mo more in state tax than Lancaster

vs 3.07% in Lancaster

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$496 less than Lancaster

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

04a house here

$361k

6% cheaper than Lancaster

vs $384k in Lancaster

05metro size

397k

vs 559k in Lancaster

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Lancaster only logs 158 pleasant days.

53% more happening than in Lancaster.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

8% lower than Lancaster

vs 63/100 in Lancaster

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

·walk score®

55/100

43% lower than Lancaster

vs 97/100 in Lancaster

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

2200% more than Lancaster

vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster

04 · see also

neighbors of myrtle beach on the map of tradeoffs:

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:

SarasotaPensacolaWilmington