North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Rockledge, FL

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

Rockledge

70.6

#1089 nationally

Rockledge leads in crime level (5.6 vs 9.9). Rockledge leads in median household income ($80,759 vs $69,792). North Myrtle Beach leads in average commute (22.2 min vs 25.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Rockledge, FL
WhereAtHome Score	66.6 (#1524)	70.6 (#1089)
Population	20,303	29,452
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$398,524	$400,838
Median Household Income	$69,792	$80,759
Average Commute	22.2 min	25.3 min
Walk Score	N/A	21
Crime Level	9.9	5.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	112	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+38.5	R+20.8

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