There are 12 respite care facilities serving Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This includes 5 facilities in Myrtle Beach and 7 nearby. The median cost per day for senior respite care in South Carolina is approximately $268, with costs ranging between $193 and $377 per day. On a monthly basis, this equates to a mean expense of $8,048, with costs ranging from around $5,786 to $11,310. The median yearly cost is $67,525, which is under the national average of $77,380.
Myrtle Beach is a mid-size city in Horry County in the State of South Carolina. It is included in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metropolitan statistical area. It is the 4th biggest city in South Carolina. The encompassing metropolitan area has 203,917 people, but there are 119,080 within the city itself. The 55-and-over community comprises about 28% of the total population.
The SeniorScore™ for Myrtle Beach is 74. The median home price in the city is $198,000, which is relatively higher than the South Carolina average of $163,500. Myrtle Beach has a high unemployment rate of approximately 9.79%. The city's median household income is $44,000 ($26,000 on a per capita basis), compared to the average of $37,000 for the entire state of South Carolina.
Myrtle Beach has ideal mean temperatures, with very mild winters and very temperate summers. The city receives very heavy levels of precipitation each year. Myrtle Beach has a very high crime rate and very good air quality in comparison to other cities in the United States.