Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach → Flint
Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources
Should you move?
Moving from Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach to Flint is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 93.6 to 93.0 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $432/mo.
- +$2,958
- BLS median salary higher in Flint
- 439 to 431
- violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
- 14.3:1 to 17.5:1
- NCES student-teacher ratio
- $288
- DOL infant care lower / yr in Flint
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.
Pros of Moving
- + $432/mo cheaper rent (2BR)
- + $3K higher median salary
Cons of Moving
- - Higher student-teacher ratios
- - More environmental violations
Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 93.6 to 93.0 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $432/mo ($5,184/yr) from $1,465 in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach to $1,033 in Flint.
Flint leads on 5 of 7 federal dimensions, a destination-heavy ledger. Flint sits #168 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (middle third). Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach is #103/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.
BLS OEWS median salary moves $2,958 higher ($59,331 → $62,289). Labor-market size: 135,370 tracked jobs at origin vs 121,050 at destination.
State retirement friendliness favors staying put: South Carolina scores 80 (A, #3/51) vs Michigan at 49 (F, #42/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.
State retirement friendliness
Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.
- Income tax
- 85
- Property tax
- 87
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 56
- Income tax
- 72
- Property tax
- 59
- Estate tax
- 100
- Healthcare
- 16
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 Flint to maintain the same purchasing power.
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