What is the cost of living in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach?

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 93.6, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 83.1, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,465/month.

What is the median salary in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach?

The median salary in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach is $59,331 annually (mean: $62,567). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Waiters and Waitresses, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

How safe is Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach?

The violent crime rate in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach area is 439 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1988 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach?

The state of SC has 1,215 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Charter schools make up 7.2% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach?

Infant center-based childcare in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach area averages $7,732 per year. Preschool averages $7,402/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach a good place to relocate?

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach has a Life Score of 41.1/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

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Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Q: Where does Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ranks #103 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

LiveAbility 56.3/100 places Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach #103 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

93.6
Cost index (US=100): $1,465
2BR rent / mo: $59,331
Median salary: 56.3
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ranks #103 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (56.3/100), with its strongest marks in safety and climate.

#103
of 387 US metros · Above median: 5,478,831
metro-area population: 439
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,215
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (6/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ranks #103 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 93.6 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,465/mo, median salary $59,331; LiveAbility Score 56.3/100, strongest in safety and climate.

Signature: LiveAbility 56.3/100 places Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach #103 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 93.6 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,465/mo.

LiveAbility 56.3/100 puts Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach in the top third (#103 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach area is 135,370.

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

56 Top 27% higher than 73% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach MSA; housing RPP 83.1 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,465/mo.

Studio

$1,145

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,229

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,465

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,805

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,111

/month

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach wages and employment

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach posts 135,370 total employment with median salary $59,331.

Median Salary

$59,331

Mean Salary

$62,567

Total Employment

135,370

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$29,320
Waiters and Waitresses	$17,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,600
Cashiers	$27,850
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,190

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach area from NCES.

Schools

1,215

Enrollment

784,749

Student:Teacher

14.3:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,732

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,449

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,402

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach's composite Life Score is 41.1/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

49/100

Average

Wages

6/100

Bottom decile

Rent

34/100

Weak

Crime

97/100

Elite

Schools

27/100

Weak

Childcare

70/100

Strong

Environment

8/100

Bottom decile

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ranks #103 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 56.3/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Safety (97/100)

Safety

97
Climate

80
Low hazard

77
Schools

73
Air quality

71
Cost of living

49
Housing

34
Job market

6

What this shows Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach's strongest dimensions are safety and climate; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 6/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach runs a $59,331 median salary at a 93.6 cost index, ranking #103 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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