$100k salary, packing up from Myrtle Beach
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salisbury
MD
38.36°N
75.60°W
Salisbury is the unofficial capital of Maryland's Eastern Shore, home to Perdue Farms' headquarters (yes, the chicken company), and a quick drive to Ocean City beaches. The Wicomico River runs past, the Salisbury Zoo (free) is a sleeper good time, and the surrounding Chesapeake Bay landscape is gorgeous. Slower-paced, water-oriented, and underrated.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Myrtle Beach
You'd pay for Salisbury. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,899/mo
10% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)
8.2%
$142/mo more in state tax than Myrtle Beach
vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach
$5,751/mo
$314 less than Myrtle Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$420k
16% more expensive than Myrtle Beach
vs $361k in Myrtle Beach
130k
vs 397k in Myrtle Beach
field notes, weather & such.
189
pleasant days a year, in salisbury.
Myrtle Beach actually gets more: 249 pleasant days a year.
Lighter on events: Myrtle Beach packs 1.9× more into a month.
53/100
9% lower than Myrtle Beach
vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Trap Pond State Park, 9.8 mi.
82/100
49% higher than Myrtle Beach
vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach
2
91% fewer than Myrtle Beach
vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach
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