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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs San Luis Obispo, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in San Luis Obispo, is 4% less than it is in North Myrtle Beach and is 12% below the National Average.
- North Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- San Luis Obispo unemployment rate is 5.5%.

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 North Myrtle Beach, SCSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%34.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,721$39,464$37,638
 Household Income$64,417$61,862$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,074$106,936$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Myrtle Beach, SCSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.8%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%6.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.5%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%6.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.8%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%9.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.2%14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%6.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.6%12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Myrtle Beach, SCSan Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%16.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%11.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.0%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%9.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.4%11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.7%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.6%7.5%13.1%

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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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Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 9 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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93405 93401

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