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Columbus, OH vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in North Myrtle Beach, is 10% more than it is in Columbus and is 7% below the National Average.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- North Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 6.3%.

Economy
 Columbus, OHNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.7%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%40.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.7%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,481$44,721$37,638
 Household Income$58,575$64,417$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,630$87,074$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbus, OHNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.8%5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.4%13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%8.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.6%10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%9.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.3%18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.3%8.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbus, OHNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.9%19.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%3.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%11.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%27.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%9.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.2%6.6%13.1%

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA
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