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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

$832

more expensive each month than Memphis

Myrtle Beach costs noticeably more than Memphis. 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

20% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Memphis

vs 0% in Memphis

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$832 less than Memphis

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

04a house here

$361k

48% more expensive than Memphis

vs $244k in Memphis

05metro size

397k

vs 1.3M in Memphis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Memphis keeps to 185 pleasant days a year.

Noticeably quieter than Memphis. About 36% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

4% higher than Memphis

vs 56/100 in Memphis

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

·walk score®

55/100

38% lower than Memphis

vs 89/100 in Memphis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

28% fewer than Memphis

vs 32 nonstops in Memphis

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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see also

wilmington

$218/mo cheaper

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compare myrtle beach with:

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