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Myrtle Beach, SC cityscape

swapping out of san antonio

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

$874

the monthly cost of moving past San Antonio

Myrtle Beach costs noticeably more than San Antonio. 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

24% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than San Antonio

vs 0% in San Antonio

03after rent

$6,065/mo

$874 less than San Antonio

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

04a house here

$361k

29% more expensive than San Antonio

vs $280k in San Antonio

05metro size

397k

vs 2.7M in San Antonio

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in myrtle beach.

San Antonio keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.

San Antonio hosts 4.9× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

58/100

18% higher than San Antonio

vs 49/100 in San Antonio

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

·walk score®

55/100

43% lower than San Antonio

vs 97/100 in San Antonio

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

34% fewer than San Antonio

vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio

04 · see also

same energy as myrtle beach, different zip code:

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