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St. Cloud → Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from St. Cloud to Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach is less favorable: BEA regional price parity goes from 87.6 to 93.6 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent rises by $259/mo.

-$13,340
BLS median salary lower in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
259 to 439
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
15.8:1 to 14.3:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$3,990
DOL infant care lower / yr in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach

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: 87.6 → 93.6
Rent Delta: +$259/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + Better student-teacher ratios
  • + More affordable childcare
  • + Fewer environmental violations

Cons of Moving

  • - 6% higher cost of living
  • - $259/mo more expensive rent (2BR)
  • - $13K lower median salary
  • - Higher violent crime rate

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP rises from 87.6 to 93.6, so the same paycheck buys less in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach (ratio 1.07). HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent rises $259/mo ($3,108/yr) from $1,206 in St. Cloud to $1,465 in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (3 destination wins · 4 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach sits #103 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (top third of the corpus). St. Cloud is #40/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Less Favorable. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $13,340 lower ($72,671 → $59,331). Labor-market size: 96,960 tracked jobs at origin vs 135,370 at destination.

State retirement friendliness favors the destination: South Carolina scores 80 (A, #3/51) vs Minnesota at 49 (F, #43/51). Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
St. Cloud
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 87.6
RPP 93.6
St. Cloud
Rent (2BR)
$1,206/mo
$1,465/mo
St. Cloud
Wages
$72,671
$59,331
St. Cloud
Crime
259 per 100K
439 per 100K
St. Cloud
Schools
15.8:1
14.3:1
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Childcare
$11,722/yr
$7,732/yr
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
Environment
1033 violations
720 violations
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach

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 · Minnesota
49 F #43/51
Income tax
60
Property tax
62
Estate tax
50
Healthcare
34
Destination state · South Carolina
80 A #3/51
Income tax
85
Property tax
87
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
56

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

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro profile · Livability rankings · Methodology

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