Is Deltona cheaper than Myrtle Beach?

Myrtle Beach is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 6% below Deltona's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Deltona or Myrtle Beach?

Deltona has the higher median household income — $73,701 versus $68,534 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Deltona or Myrtle Beach?

It is roughly a wash. After adjusting income for local prices, a typical paycheck is worth about the same in both metros ($74,170 versus $73,187).

Which has cheaper rent, Deltona or Myrtle Beach?

Myrtle Beach has cheaper rent — a median of $1,433/mo versus $1,614/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Deltona vs Myrtle Beach

Metro-area medians — Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metro Area vs Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Deltona and Myrtle Beach are evenly matched, each taking 4 of the clearly-decided measures.

Myrtle Beach is about 6% cheaper to live in, while Deltona households earn about 8% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches about as far in either.

Their widest everyday difference: Deltona has the tighter job market — 4.5% unemployment versus 5.2%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Deltona, FL

$61,314

take-home / yr · 18% to tax

$61,704

real value after local prices

Myrtle Beach, SC

$58,400

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$62,365

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Myrtle Beach leaves you about $661/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Deltona

Myrtle Beach

Livability (CityLedger)

41/100

37/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

99.4

93.6

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$74,170

$73,187

Median household income

$73,701

$68,534

Median rent

$1,614/mo

$1,433/mo

Median home value

$362,600

$325,300

Unemployment

4.5%

5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.9%

27.6%

Average commute

27.8 min

24.9 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

72°F

64°F

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Deltona vs Myrtle Beach — frequently asked

Is Deltona cheaper than Myrtle Beach?: Myrtle Beach is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 6% below Deltona's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Deltona or Myrtle Beach?: Deltona has the higher median household income — $73,701 versus $68,534 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Deltona or Myrtle Beach?: It is roughly a wash. After adjusting income for local prices, a typical paycheck is worth about the same in both metros ($74,170 versus $73,187).
Which has cheaper rent, Deltona or Myrtle Beach?: Myrtle Beach has cheaper rent — a median of $1,433/mo versus $1,614/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).