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Charleston, SC cityscape

next stop after daytona beach

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

$744

more expensive each month than Daytona Beach

Charleston costs more than Daytona Beach, 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

11% more expensive than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Daytona Beach

vs 0% in Daytona Beach

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$744 less than Daytona Beach

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

04a house here

$432k

31% more expensive than Daytona Beach

vs $331k in Daytona Beach

05metro size

849k

vs 722k in Daytona Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Daytona Beach only logs 212 pleasant days.

A month here packs 2.9× the events of Daytona Beach.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

6% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach

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

·walk score®

92/100

18% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

900% more than Daytona Beach

vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as charleston:

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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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