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Charleston, SC cityscape

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Charleston

sc · metro 849k

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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

$1,118

more expensive each month than Corpus Christi

Charleston costs noticeably more than Corpus Christi. 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

41% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Corpus Christi

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$1,118 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$432k

95% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

849k

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Corpus Christi only manages 171 of those.

A month here packs 2.4× the events of Corpus Christi.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

34% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

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

·walk score®

92/100

31% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

400% more than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

04 · see also

neighbors of charleston on the map of tradeoffs:

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reno

$620/mo cheaper

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asheville

$415/mo cheaper

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greenville

$436/mo cheaper

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