$100k salary, packing up from Minneapolis

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Myrtle Beach, SC cityscape

swapping out of minneapolis

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

$65

below Minneapolis's monthly cost

Cost barely budges between Myrtle Beach and Minneapolis. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the myrtle beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,727/mo

3% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$112/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis

vs 7.85% in Minneapolis

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$65 more than Minneapolis

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

04a house here

$361k

9% cheaper than Minneapolis

vs $398k in Minneapolis

05metro size

397k

vs 3.7M in Minneapolis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones.

Minneapolis hosts 6.8× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

24% lower than Minneapolis

vs 76/100 in Minneapolis

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

·walk score®

55/100

41% lower than Minneapolis

vs 93/100 in Minneapolis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

82% fewer than Minneapolis

vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis

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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