Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach Baltimore-Columbia-Towson

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach to Baltimore-Columbia-Towson is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.6 to 104.5 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $392/mo.

+$18,853
BLS median salary higher in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
439 to 425
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
14.3:1 to 14.5:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$6,899
DOL infant care higher / yr in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson

BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.

Verdict
Less Favorable
Cost Index: 93.6 → 104.5
Rent Delta: +$392/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $19K higher median salary

Cons of Moving

  • - 11% higher cost of living
  • - $392/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - More expensive childcare

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 93.6 to 104.5, so the same paycheck buys less in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson (ratio 1.12). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $392/mo ($4,704/yr) from $1,465 in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach to $1,857 in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson sits #287 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach is #103/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $18,853 higher ($59,331 → $78,184). Labor-market size: 135,370 tracked jobs at origin vs 1,317,590 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors staying put: South Carolina scores 80 (A, #3/51) vs Maryland at 46 (F, #45/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 93.6
RPP 104.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Rent (2BR)
$1,465/mo
$1,857/mo
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Wages
$59,331
$78,184
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
Crime
439 per 100K
425 per 100K
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
Schools
14.3:1
14.5:1
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Childcare
$7,732/yr
$14,631/yr
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Environment
720 violations
556 violations
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · South Carolina
80 A #3/51
Income tax
85
Property tax
87
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
56
Destination state · Maryland
46 F #45/51
Income tax
75
Property tax
63
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
52

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

Enter your current salary in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach to see what you'd need to earn in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson to maintain the same purchasing power.

Equivalent salary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026