ZIP 29579 · Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
56,915 people call ZIP 29579 home.
56,915
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 75% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$1,617
a month. South Carolina's median is $1,180.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$739–$1,108
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,617 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
22% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 22% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.5% to the 25,682 homes here.
58–123
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 37% more than South Carolina's.
$353,600
median home value in ZIP 29579.
- $353,600 ZIP 29579
- $259,000 South Carolina
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year