North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Payson, UT

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.

North Myrtle Beach

66.6

#1524 nationally

Payson

72.9

#812 nationally

Payson leads in crime level (3.5 vs 9.9). Payson leads in median household income ($81,387 vs $69,792). Payson leads in average commute (21 min vs 22.2 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Payson, UT
WhereAtHome Score	66.6 (#1524)	72.9 (#812)
Population	20,303	24,054
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$398,524	$477,164
Median Household Income	$69,792	$81,387
Average Commute	22.2 min	21 min
Walk Score	N/A	36
Crime Level	9.9	3.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	112	111
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+38.5	R+39.8

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