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North Myrtle Beach is a small city of 19,855 people in Horry County, South Carolina. It's about 13 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC and 139 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,855people
$417kTypical home
$1,263/moRent
88° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
237Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,855
- Part of a metro area
- About 885 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 13 mi to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,629/mo)
- Median rent $1,263/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,691 per 100k)
People
- Median age 62
- 11% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MYR airport
- 16 mi to MYR (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -7 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 606 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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