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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Sandy, UT

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- Household income in Sandy, is 120% more than it is in Myrtle Beach and is 31% above the National Average.
- Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Sandy unemployment rate is 2.7%.
 Myrtle Beach, SCSandy, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,691  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$100,749$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,142  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Myrtle Beach, SCSandy, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock15.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Myrtle Beach, SCSandy, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.9%13.1%
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 Sandy    16 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

It was a great city when I moved here 2o years ago but due to over crowding and building apartments the traffic is awful. People are rude and drive like idiots  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Over 9 years ago

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