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Savannah, GA cityscape

next stop after myrtle beach

Savannah

ga · metro 425k

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a dispatch from

savannah

GA

32.08°N

81.10°W

Savannah is 22 oak-shaded squares draped in Spanish moss, ghost tours by candlelight, and shrimp and grits so good they should be regulated. The historic district is a working film set that just happens to be a real city, kept lively by SCAD students keeping the cafes weird. To-go cups of cocktails are legal in the historic district, which tells you exactly how the city wants you to spend a Saturday. The oldest art museum in the South is here too, in case you need a culture alibi.

metro425k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$41

lighter monthly cost than Myrtle Beach

On paper, Savannah and Myrtle Beach are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the savannah entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,770/mo

2% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)

02state income tax

5.49%

$84/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach

vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach

03after rent

$6,106/mo

$41 more than Myrtle Beach

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

04a house here

$349k

3% cheaper than Myrtle Beach

vs $361k in Myrtle Beach

05metro size

425k

vs 397k in Myrtle Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

209

pleasant days a year, in savannah.

Myrtle Beach edges ahead with 249 pleasant days.

But the calendar thins out: Myrtle Beach stays 1.4× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

10% lower than Myrtle Beach

vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach

Closest outdoor draw: Fort Pulaski National Monument, 13.4 mi.

·walk score®

90/100

64% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

13

43% fewer than Myrtle Beach

vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach

04 · see also

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