North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Wheeling, IL

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

Wheeling

77.3

#265 nationally

Wheeling leads in crime level (1.7 vs 9.9). North Myrtle Beach leads in average commute (22.2 min vs 26.6 min). Wheeling leads in median household income ($80,054 vs $69,792).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Wheeling, IL
WhereAtHome Score	66.6 (#1524)	77.3 (#265)
Population	20,303	37,725
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$398,524	$321,656
Median Household Income	$69,792	$80,054
Average Commute	22.2 min	26.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	44
Crime Level	9.9	1.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	112	104
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+38.5	D+42.0

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