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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

$1,004

the monthly premium over Chattanooga

Charleston costs noticeably more than Chattanooga. You'd be paying for Charleston itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

30% more expensive than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga

vs 0% in Chattanooga

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$1,004 less than Chattanooga

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

04a house here

$432k

34% more expensive than Chattanooga

vs $322k in Chattanooga

05metro size

849k

vs 580k in Chattanooga

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Chattanooga keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.

1.8× the events of Chattanooga, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

3% lower than Chattanooga

vs 69/100 in Chattanooga

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

·walk score®

92/100

12% higher than Chattanooga

vs 82/100 in Chattanooga

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

150% more than Chattanooga

vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga

04 · see also

cities that play in charleston's register:

see also

reno

$620/mo cheaper

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asheville

$415/mo cheaper

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greenville

$436/mo cheaper

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