North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Wylie, TX

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

Wylie

72.3

#916 nationally

Wylie leads in crime level (1.8 vs 9.9). Wylie leads in median household income ($109,465 vs $69,792). North Myrtle Beach leads in average commute (22.2 min vs 32.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Wylie, TX
WhereAtHome Score	66.6 (#1524)	72.3 (#916)
Population	20,303	61,078
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$398,524	$420,077
Median Household Income	$69,792	$109,465
Average Commute	22.2 min	32.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	17
Crime Level	9.9	1.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	112	113
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+38.5	R+11.2

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