with $100k coming in, swapping out of Akron

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Charleston, SC cityscape

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Charleston

sc · metro 849k

photo: Connor Scott McManus / pexels

a dispatch from

charleston

SC

32.78°N

79.94°W

Charleston is pastel rowhouses, cobblestone streets, the smell of pluff mud at low tide, and shrimp and grits that should be illegal everywhere else. The historic district is a working postcard, the food scene punches way above its size, and the porches are made for sitting. Spoleto Festival every spring brings world-class arts. It's small, dense, and absurdly photogenic.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$937

the monthly cost of moving past Akron

Charleston is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

58% more expensive than Akron(vs $1,259/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$209/mo more in state tax than Akron

vs 3.99% in Akron

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$937 less than Akron

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$432k

83% more expensive than Akron

vs $236k in Akron

05metro size

849k

vs 698k in Akron

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Akron barely cracks 152 pleasant ones.

About as much going on as in Akron.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

3% higher than Akron

vs 65/100 in Akron

Closest outdoor draw: Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area, 19.4 mi.

·walk score®

92/100

21% higher than Akron

vs 76/100 in Akron

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

82% more than Akron

vs 11 nonstops in Akron

04 · see also

same energy as charleston, different zip code:

see also

reno

$620/mo cheaper

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asheville

$415/mo cheaper

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see also

greenville

$436/mo cheaper

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