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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

$917

the monthly premium over Baton Rouge

Charleston doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Charleston is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

46% more expensive than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$292/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge

vs 3% in Baton Rouge

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$917 less than Baton Rouge

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

04a house here

$432k

73% more expensive than Baton Rouge

vs $250k in Baton Rouge

05metro size

849k

vs 874k in Baton Rouge

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Baton Rouge barely cracks 187 pleasant ones.

A month here packs 2.7× the events of Baton Rouge.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

34% higher than Baton Rouge

vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge

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

·walk score®

92/100

23% higher than Baton Rouge

vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

400% more than Baton Rouge

vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge

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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