Is Myrtle Beach cheaper than Prescott Valley?

Myrtle Beach is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Prescott Valley's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Myrtle Beach or Prescott Valley?

Prescott Valley has the higher median household income — $74,788 versus $68,534 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 9% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Myrtle Beach or Prescott Valley?

A paycheck stretches further in Prescott Valley. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $76,116 there versus $73,187 in Myrtle Beach.

Which has cheaper rent, Myrtle Beach or Prescott Valley?

Myrtle Beach has cheaper rent — a median of $1,433/mo versus $1,542/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Myrtle Beach vs Prescott Valley

Metro-area medians — Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area vs Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Prescott Valley comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.

Myrtle Beach is about 5% cheaper to live in, while Prescott Valley households earn about 9% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Prescott Valley.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Myrtle Beach, SC

$58,400

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$62,365

real value after local prices

Prescott Valley, AZ

$59,814

take-home / yr · 20% to tax

$60,876

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Myrtle Beach leaves you about $1,490/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

Myrtle Beach

Prescott Valley

Livability (CityLedger)

37/100

47/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

93.6

98.3

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$73,187

$76,116

Median household income

$68,534

$74,788

Median rent

$1,433/mo

$1,542/mo

Median home value

$325,300

$450,000

Unemployment

5.2%

4.6%

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.6%

32.1%

Average commute

24.9 min

24.1 min

Air quality (median AQI)

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Avg temperature

64°F

57°F

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Myrtle Beach vs Prescott Valley — frequently asked

Is Myrtle Beach cheaper than Prescott Valley?: Myrtle Beach is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Prescott Valley's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Myrtle Beach or Prescott Valley?: Prescott Valley has the higher median household income — $74,788 versus $68,534 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 9% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Myrtle Beach or Prescott Valley?: A paycheck stretches further in Prescott Valley. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $76,116 there versus $73,187 in Myrtle Beach.
Which has cheaper rent, Myrtle Beach or Prescott Valley?: Myrtle Beach has cheaper rent — a median of $1,433/mo versus $1,542/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).