Baby Boomers Retire to Myrtle Beach
One predominant force that drives the Myrtle Beach Area’s Real Estate Market, and helps that hospitality industry in
10. Friends, family members and even past co-workers have moved to the Myrtle Beach Area for Retirement.
9. The Information that baby boomers have gathered and researched read great reviews for the “Grand Strand”, and they ended up moving here.
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7. The baby boomers are looking for a change of lifestyle to a more relaxed and laid back environment.
6. Senior Communities are readily available in Myrtle Beach offering active lifestyles for the retirees.
5. Housing is less expensive than most Northern Areas. Baby boomers tend to pull some equity out of the home during the move, and enjoy a more comfortable retirement.
4. Property Taxes in this area are traditionally less expensive than most North Eastern Areas, especially states like
3. Golf has become a popular sport amongst baby boomers. Myrtle Beach is sometimes referred to as the “Coastal Golf Capital of the World”.
2. Entertainment and Dining facilities are all over the Myrtle Beach Area. Baby Boomers that retire to this area find something to do almost all the time. There are usually great senior specials to take advantage of, and many times, the local newspaper will offer great deals as well.
1. I believe that the number 1 reason that baby boomers are retiring to the Myrtle Beach Area is because of the warmer climate, and the many bodies of water that make up South Carolina’s Low Country. It does get a little warm in the summer in the Myrtle Beach Area, but it is a trade for the very mild winters that we witness, and the absolutely beautiful spring and Fall Seasons that we have.
Although it is a “Buyer’s Market” in the Myrtle Beach Area now, when the market turns a little to the better in the Northeast, I expect a drastic increase of activity along the “Grand Strand”. There is so much going on here as one of the nations top retirement destinations.