North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Little River, SC

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricNorth Myrtle Beach, SCLittle River, SC
Population19,85511,771
Median Household Income$72,722$65,786
Median Rent$1,263/mo$1,528/mo
Median Home Value$416,900$305,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9494
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.7%51.8%
Poverty Rate7.4%12.7%
Unemployment Rate5.2% (county)5.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k305254*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,8601,219*
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr268268
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows39°F39°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute22 min25.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.3—
College Degree Rate39.9%25.8%
Foreign-Born %5.3%6.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.3%+6.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Little River (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.