Metro area · CBSA 34820
Myrtle Beach
The Myrtle Beach, SC metro area has 383,016 people. Median rent is $1,255, 22.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Horry County at $1,504. Of the 14 places we track here, Forestbrook has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$66,880
Median home value
$287,700
Unemployment
4.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,504
HUD, Horry County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach | 38,371 | $1,261 | 25.1% |
| Conway | 27,263 | $866 | 18.3% |
| Carolina Forest | 26,263 | $1,668 | 26.9% |
| Socastee | 23,796 | $1,246 | 24.0% |
| North Myrtle Beach | 19,855 | $1,263 | 20.8% |
| Red Hill | 15,920 | $1,179 | 20.7% |
| Little River | 11,771 | $1,528 | 27.9% |
| Garden City | 11,591 | $1,472 | 37.4% |
| Forestbrook | 7,479 | $814 | 12.0% |
| Surfside Beach | 4,270 | $1,274 | 21.8% |
| Homewood | 2,708 | $1,122 | 20.1% |
| Loris | 2,645 | $694 | 22.6% |
| Aynor | 1,112 | $1,160 | 18.8% |
| Bucksport | 747 | $1,255 | 28.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.