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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

$429

more each month than Colorado Springs ran you

Charleston costs more than Colorado Springs, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

15% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$175/mo more in state tax than Colorado Springs

vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$429 less than Colorado Springs

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

04a house here

$432k

7% cheaper than Colorado Springs

vs $463k in Colorado Springs

05metro size

849k

vs 769k in Colorado Springs

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Colorado Springs only logs 184 pleasant days.

Things to do run about even with Colorado Springs.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

6% lower than Colorado Springs

vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs

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

·walk score®

92/100

15% higher than Colorado Springs

vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

82% more than Colorado Springs

vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs

04 · see also

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$620/mo cheaper

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$415/mo cheaper

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greenville

$436/mo cheaper

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