moving to murrels inlet, sc or north myrtle beach, sc
Myrtle Beach - Conway areaHorry County
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Generally, the further inland one is, the less prone structures are to hurricane damage. However, when looking at Conway, pay close attention to the flood maps as there are low lying areas that are prone to flooding during hurricanes.
If beach life is important to you, depending on where in Conway you live, it can take an hour to get to the beach especially on the weekends with tourist traffic.
We've lived here 12 years in Socastee and now Murrells Inlet and lived through multiple hurricanes with little damage to our house. The most we've suffered is a few shingles blowing off the roof. Now, that's not to say that if a cat 4 hurricane blew through there wouldn't be more damage but, usually, hurricanes are lower intensity and cause less damage. The other thing is that if you are living in a townhome, the HOA is responsible for damage to the exterior of the building.
Generally, the further inland one is, the less prone structures are to hurricane damage. However, when looking at Conway, pay close attention to the flood maps as there are low lying areas that are prone to flooding during hurricanes.
If beach life is important to you, depending on where in Conway you live, it can take an hour to get to the beach especially on the weekends with tourist traffic.
We've lived here 12 years in Socastee and now Murrells Inlet and lived through multiple hurricanes with little damage to our house. The most we've suffered is a few shingles blowing off the roof. Now, that's not to say that if a cat 4 hurricane blew through there wouldn't be more damage but, usually, hurricanes are lower intensity and cause less damage. The other thing is that if you are living in a townhome, the HOA is responsible for damage to the exterior of the building.
Thank you again ! Very helpful information. We have visited NMB a couple of times. Will checkout Murrells Inlet or Conway the next time we are there. Regards...
Thank you for the reply I want to buy a home/townhome there, so that I can eventually retire in MB or nearby areas. Is Conway safer than Murrell's Inlet in terms of hurricane prone damage to houses/structures?
Most of Conway would be considered "safer" from flood damage than Murrells Inlet, but check the FEMA flood zone designation. If you're in lowlands of Conway on the Waccamaw river it could be dicey.
I'm in Myrtle Beach off Rt 544 about a mile+ from the ICW/Waccamaw river; also in the other direction about 10 minute drive from Myrtle Beach State Park {which is on the ocean} & rated 1/10 on that scale. My friend moved to Sunset Beach & his place is 2/10 which is pretty good & he's 5 minutes to the beach but over 15 minutes to Myrtle Beach State Park.
We’ve owned our home since 2014, lived her permanently since 2015. Were in Murrells Inlet about 4 miles from the beach and haven’t had any issues with the hurricanes that have impacted the area.
Only once have we put up our hurricane covers on our windows and only because of the ordered evacuation. We would have stayed but my wife’s mother was hospitalized with a mini stroke and the hospital was also orders to evacuate. She was well enough that she came home but wife preferred we evacuate. We did but there it turned out to be unnecessary.
We have only ever had one tree branch in our yard and the only trees damaged (two) both fell into the woods next to our home.
Most of Conway would be considered "safer" from flood damage than Murrells Inlet, but check the FEMA flood zone designation. If you're in lowlands of Conway on the Waccamaw river it could be dicey.
I'm in Myrtle Beach off Rt 544 about a mile+ from the ICW/Waccamaw river; also in the other direction about 10 minute drive from Myrtle Beach State Park {which is on the ocean} & rated 1/10 on that scale. My friend moved to Sunset Beach & his place is 2/10 which is pretty good & he's 5 minutes to the beach but over 15 minutes to Myrtle Beach State Park.
My ex boyfriend lives in Conway off the Waccamaw River and two years ago he had ten feet of water in his living room. All of downtown Conway was flooded out.
We moved here in late 2013 and rented a condo in Tidewater Plantation, NMB. We then spent the next 5 months scouting the area as we had only been here one other time over Thanksgiving in 1989. We literally visited 100's of communities along the Grand Strand from Pawley's Is. to Ocean Isle in NC. We wanted to be within 10 miles of the ocean, 5 would be better! We found the northern part of the Grand Strand to be much more to our liking. We finally settled on Little River along Rt 9. Turns out we are 3.9 miles (driving miles from) from Cherry Grove Beach. Very accessible to shopping, great restaurants, entertainment, hospitals, doctors, etc. Rt 31 makes travel along the Grand Strand very easy, but there is traffic and lots of visitors in the summer. But moving here without prior knowledge of the area still requires some time on your to find the right area for you. Conway is a lovely old southern community but too far inland for my taste.
Hi I am not sure I would lock myself into a community with a golf course. Several of that type of community have gone by the wayside as the course has closed and homes/condos were built on the course. There are still plenty of golf courses in the Myrtle Beach area and even more new and older communities that offer great housing - and allow rentals. I would visit the area and spend some time looking at various communities. If you are insistent on a golf community, Tidewater Plantation in North Myrtle Beach is another option. In NC just over the border there is Crow Creek, Sea Trail Golf Resort, Brunswick Plantation, Meadowlands Golf Club to name a few. SC is a less expensive state to live in than NC. Good luck!!
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I want to buy a home/townhome there, so that I can eventually retire in MB or nearby areas. Is Conway safer than Murrell's Inlet in terms of hurricane prone damage to houses/structures?
