Carpentersville, IL vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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.

Carpentersville

76.4

#346 nationally

North Myrtle Beach

66.6

#1524 nationally

Carpentersville leads in crime level (3.0 vs 9.9). North Myrtle Beach leads in average commute (22.2 min vs 31.3 min). Carpentersville leads in median household income ($82,866 vs $69,792).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Carpentersville, IL	North Myrtle Beach, SC
WhereAtHome Score	76.4 (#346)	66.6 (#1524)
Population	37,099	20,303
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$298,938	$398,524
Median Household Income	$82,866	$69,792
Average Commute	31.3 min	22.2 min
Walk Score	31	N/A
Crime Level	3.0	9.9
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	102	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.4	R+38.5

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