2025 Compare Cities Health:
Myrtle Beach, SC vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- There are 172 physicians per 100,000 people in Monterey.
- There are 160 physicians per 100,000 people in Myrtle Beach.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Myrtle Beach, SCMonterey, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock75.258.4
 Water Quality (100=best)28  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock90.886.9
 Physicians per Cap.160  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock129100
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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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