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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Orange, TX

#108 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#266 2005 Best Places to Live

#336 Best Green Cities

#5 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#5 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#31 2005 High Gas Prices

#40 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#84 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#183 2005 Best Places to Live

#341 Best Green Cities

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

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

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

if your looking for the small town life and their point of views your in heaven besides the humid weather but if you are used to a more diverse and broad minded  More

Hot and Humid, did I mention hot?? Spring and Fall are milder, winter, if you can call it winter is VERY mild, and the summer, well........ IT'S  More