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Myrtle Beach is a small city of 38,371 people in Horry County, South Carolina. It's part of the Myrtle Beach, SC area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
38,371people
$389kTypical home
$1,261/moRent
88° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,371
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,639 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Raleigh, NC
- In the Myrtle Beach, SC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,452/mo)
- Median rent $1,261/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (1064 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,207 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MYR airport
- 3 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 680 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Horry County: R+39 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk