Hackensack, NJ 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.

Hackensack

70.1

#1135 nationally

North Myrtle Beach

66.6

#1524 nationally

Hackensack leads in crime level (6.8 vs 9.9). North Myrtle Beach leads in average commute (22.2 min vs 29.1 min). Hackensack leads in median household income ($79,133 vs $69,792).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Hackensack, NJ	North Myrtle Beach, SC
WhereAtHome Score	70.1 (#1135)	66.6 (#1524)
Population	45,736	20,303
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$473,422	$398,524
Median Household Income	$79,133	$69,792
Average Commute	29.1 min	22.2 min
Walk Score	73	N/A
Crime Level	6.8	9.9
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	126	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+3.4	R+38.5

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