Locations · South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
A Grand Strand option with Market Common shopping. Everyday life is the shopping loops, not the Boardwalk.
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About this town
Grand Strand commercial and beach-access corridor — amenities and shore, not Trace quiet.
Myrtle Beach is the Grand Strand commercial and beach-access corridor — Coastal Grand, Market Common, big-box errands, and the ocean within a short drive. Hold it when you want strand amenities and visitor logistics easy to see beside Conway’s quieter Trace story — busier and more tourist than inland Conway.
Why this town
Why consider it
Myrtle Beach is the Grand Strand commercial and beach-access corridor — Coastal Grand, Market Common, big-box errands, and the ocean within a short drive. Hold it when you want strand amenities and visitor logistics easy to see beside Conway’s quieter Trace story.
Honest tradeoffs
Busier, more tourist, and more strip-commercial than Conway / Myrtle Trace. Traffic and seasonal noise are real. Prefer Conway Trace-class living if you want calm ranch community life; use Myrtle Beach as the amenity and shore comparison, not as the quiet default.
Fit cues
- Homes in a 55+ community: Mixed corridor stock — quieter 55+ ranch living usually compares better in Conway / Trace
- Doctors and errands: Grand Strand hospital and urgent-care options; Coastal Grand / Market Common errands
- Drives to family: SC market — Verona / Kearny are long-haul visits
- Shore or inland: Shore / tourist commercial corridor — honest tradeoff vs inland Conway
Getting around
How you'll get around
You will drive. Market Common and the shopping roads set the daily pace. The Boardwalk stays optional. Doctors and hospitals are on the Grand Strand health page.
Homes
Homes within your monthly target
Shopping
Everyday errands
Costco Oak Forest
1021 Oak Forest Ln, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
A warehouse grocery with specialty foods.
Food Lion Belle Terre
3501 Belle Terre Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
In Forestbrook, near Carolina Forest.
Food Lion Dick Pond
5413 Dick Pond Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
In Socastee, near Wildwood.
Publix Forest Square
2170 Oakheart Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
The main Publix in Carolina Forest.
Publix Grande Dunes
7925 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC
On North Kings Highway, near Grande Dunes.
Publix Marketplace at the Mill
136 Sapwood Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Publix in Carolina Forest.
Costco Oak Forest
1021 Oak Forest Ln, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Membership warehouse
Target Myrtle Beach 17 & 21st Ave
1150 Seaboard St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Target in Myrtle Beach, with a grocery.
Target Myrtle Beach 17 & 544
140 Sayebrook Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Target in Socastee, on the Highway 17 Bypass.
Coastal Grand Mall
2000 Coastal Grand Circle, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Belk · Dillard’s · JCPenney · Dick’s — largest SC mall campus
Health Care
Medical facilities nearby
Conway Medical Center
300 Singleton Ridge Rd, Conway, SC 29526
Conway Medical Center
Grand Strand Medical Center
809 82nd Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
HCA Grand Strand
North Strand ER (GSMC freestanding)
806 Hwy 17 S, North Myrtle Beach, SC
HCA Grand Strand
CareNow Urgent Care — 26th Avenue North
Myrtle Beach, SC
CareNow / HCA
CareNow Urgent Care — Carolina Forest
Myrtle Beach, SC
CareNow / HCA
CareNow Urgent Care — Conway
1316 3rd Ave, Conway, SC 29526
CareNow / HCA
We show the place and the drive. Your Medicare plan decides which doctors you can use.
Dining
Places to eat
King Street Grille
3040 Howard Ave, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Scratch-made sports-grille energy at Market Common — big patio, family-friendly, happy hour.
Europa Market & Café
5105 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
European specialty market café on N Kings — coffee and imported bites for your everyday errands.
Saray Bakery & Patisserie
4811-B N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
European-style patisserie on N Kings — morning pastries, custom cakes, and specialty coffee for your Grand Strand bakery run.
Mad Myrtle's Ice Cream Parlor
918 N Ocean Blvd Suite A, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Vintage family parlor on the boardwalk — 26 years of oceanfront scoops when you want local, not a national chain.
Sweet Molly's Creamery — Broadway
1205 Celebrity Circle Unit 145, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Homemade local creamery at Broadway at the Beach — Grand Strand scoops when you want more than a mall chain.
CK's Bistro
3020 Nevers St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Upscale-casual Market Common bistro — steaks, seafood, pasta, and a private room for your special night out.
Croissants Bistro & Bakery
8014 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Locals’ Kings Hwy bistro-bakery since 1995 — brunch, specialty sandwiches, and pastry case for your Grand Strand day.
Gios Pizzeria Napoletana
4003 Deville St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Neapolitan pizza at Market Common — lifestyle-village pie night.
Habibis Café & Pizzeria
3312 Waccamaw Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
501-corridor pizza + Lebanese café — everyday local favorite, not a boardwalk tourist shop.
Travinia Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar
4011 Deville St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Sit-down Italian wine-bar at Market Common — pasta, seafood, steaks, separate from the pizza shops.
Fiesta Mexicana Cantina
410 70 Ave N, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Family-owned Mexican cantina on 70th Ave N — fajitas and margaritas for your everyday Grand Strand Latin night.
Tu Taco
1343 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Local taqueria on N Kings — tacos and tortas without the boardwalk tourist strip.
Atmosphera Cafe
3620 Walton Dr Unit C-1, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Market Common–area café — gyros, bowls, and bistro comfort with a warm Eastern-European / Med feel.
Aura Indian Kitchen
1390 Farrow Parkway Unit 3AB, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Market Common–area Indian — North and South Indian curries and tandoori in an elevated-casual room.
Salty Sugar Greek Bistro
1550 Farrow Parkway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Greek bistro-bakery at Market Common — pastitsio, spanakopita, and loukoumades when you want Greece near the lifestyle village.
The Library Restaurant
6613 N Kings Hwy Unit D, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
French-inspired fine dining since 1974 — tableside Steak Diane and flambé desserts for your special Grand Strand evening.
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar
3042 Howard Ave, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Market Common Southern brunch-to-dinner — scratch kitchen and patio when you want everyday-nice without the oceanfront crush.
Caribbean Jerk Cuisine — N Kings
3401 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Conway Caribbean brand's Myrtle Beach room on N Kings — jerk and island plates for your corridor run.
Dirty Don's Oyster Bar & Grill
3090 Deville St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Local oyster-bar institution at Market Common — shore seafood without living on the tourist strip.
Pulaski Deli
2701 N Kings Hwy Ste 1, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Polish-American deli — kielbasa, pierogi, bakery; the EE specialty stop on the MB corridor.