Moving from Myrtle Beach to Sumter
Myrtle Beach to Sumter: $433 more leftover
$2,078/mo leftover in Sumter vs $1,645 in Myrtle Beach after tax and rent ($433 more). +$5,196 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Myrtle Beach leftover
$1,645
a month after tax and rent
Sumter leftover
$2,078
+$433 vs Myrtle Beach
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 33 households moved Myrtle Beach → Sumter (about 47 people, average AGI $48,879). 53 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Myrtle Beach | Sumter |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $4,920 | $5,086 |
| Rent | $1,319 | $1,013 |
| All other costs | $1,956 | $1,995 |
| Left over | $1,645 | $2,078 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Myrtle Beach and Sumter moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 97 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$3,050
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,050
- Rent a truck
- $400–$750
Other moves from Myrtle Beach
Dig into Sumter
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Sumter than Myrtle Beach?
A one-bedroom is about $1,319 in Myrtle Beach versus $1,013 in Sumter. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $433 a month higher in Sumter. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Sumter have state income tax?
Sumter is in South Carolina, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Myrtle Beach to Sumter?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Myrtle Beach → Sumter move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.