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Myrtle Beach

sc · metro 397k

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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

$497

the monthly premium over Oklahoma City

Myrtle Beach runs a little pricier than Oklahoma City. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the myrtle beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,727/mo

26% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$146/mo more in state tax than Oklahoma City

vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$497 less than Oklahoma City

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

04a house here

$361k

47% more expensive than Oklahoma City

vs $246k in Oklahoma City

05metro size

397k

vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

Oklahoma City barely cracks 191 pleasant ones.

But the calendar thins out: Oklahoma City stays 2.1× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

29% higher than Oklahoma City

vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City

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

·walk score®

55/100

25% lower than Oklahoma City

vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

15% more than Oklahoma City

vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City

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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