North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Rolling Meadows, IL

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

Rolling Meadows

77.3

#260 nationally

Rolling Meadows leads in crime level (2.7 vs 9.9). Rolling Meadows leads in median household income ($91,287 vs $69,792). North Myrtle Beach leads in average commute (22.2 min vs 26.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Rolling Meadows, IL
WhereAtHome Score	66.6 (#1524)	77.3 (#260)
Population	20,303	23,329
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$398,524	$342,521
Median Household Income	$69,792	$91,287
Average Commute	22.2 min	26.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	42
Crime Level	9.9	2.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	112	111
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+38.5	D+42.0

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