Garden City Beach Homes for Sale

Garden City Beach is unincorporated, which means it is not a town with its own town government. The September 24, 2026 sources describe county-managed beach and police patrol on the Horry County side, with part of South Waccamaw Drive in Georgetown County. The Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District covers both counties. A Garden City Beach listing name does not settle which county serves a home. Check the exact address before choosing services.

The September 24, 2026 county information said Horry County offered free, year-round parking at its Garden City oceanfront beach accesses. It also listed paid lots along Magnolia Drive and near Azalea Drive. Those are different parking places, so do not assume every lot is free. The county described beach wheelchair reservations for its unincorporated beaches. Open the map and access page to check parking, access and current reservation information before a visit.

In July 2026, Horry County announced that the first part of the Garden City Streetscape project would begin in September 2026. The project described moving overhead utility lines underground, adding sidewalks and improving drainage along Waccamaw Drive and Atlantic Avenue. That announcement is a plan, not proof that work is finished. Open the project update for current information, then check the roads you would use from the home you are considering.

First confirm whether the address is in Horry or Georgetown County. The September 24, 2026 guide identifies Horry County Schools for Horry addresses and Georgetown County School District for Georgetown addresses. That does not name the school assigned to a particular home. Use the school information section and the district link for the correct county, then confirm the full address with the district. A listing’s place name or a nearby school is not enough.

Use the flood section to look up the exact address in FEMA records. Check the county before using tax tools: the page offers a Horry County estimate and links to Georgetown County property records. An estimate is not a tax bill. The Georgetown County Assessor sets property values rather than tax amounts. Open the tools and records for the right county, then confirm the home’s details instead of applying one area-wide figure.

No. The 22-minute figure is the 2020–2024 Census average travel time to work for the Garden City Census area in Horry County. It does not cover the whole Garden City Beach search market, which also reaches into Georgetown County. It is not a trip estimate from a home to your job. Compare homes below, then check the route from the exact address to work at the times you normally travel.