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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

$884

the monthly cost of moving past Lubbock

Myrtle Beach is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the myrtle beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,727/mo

25% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Lubbock

vs 0% in Lubbock

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$884 less than Lubbock

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

04a house here

$361k

71% more expensive than Lubbock

vs $211k in Lubbock

05metro size

397k

vs 360k in Lubbock

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Lubbock barely cracks 186 pleasant ones.

A real upgrade on things to do: 2.9× Lubbock's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

1060% higher than Lubbock

vs 5/100 in Lubbock

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

·walk score®

55/100

20% lower than Lubbock

vs 69/100 in Lubbock

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

229% more than Lubbock

vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock

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:

SarasotaPensacolaWilmington