Bowling Green, OH vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Bowling Green

77.2

#266 nationally

North Myrtle Beach

66.6

#1524 nationally

Bowling Green leads in crime level (1.9 vs 9.9). North Myrtle Beach leads in median household income ($69,792 vs $41,346). Bowling Green leads in average commute (18.2 min vs 22.2 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Bowling Green, OH	North Myrtle Beach, SC
WhereAtHome Score	77.2 (#266)	66.6 (#1524)
Population	30,384	20,303
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$269,081	$398,524
Median Household Income	$41,346	$69,792
Average Commute	18.2 min	22.2 min
Walk Score	43	N/A
Crime Level	1.9	9.9
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	94	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+10.2	R+38.5

Data coverage note: North Myrtle Beach is missing data for 1 metric that Bowling Green has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.