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Charleston, SC cityscape

swapping out of fort wayne

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

$1,091

the monthly cost of moving past Fort Wayne

Charleston costs noticeably more than Fort Wayne. 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

67% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$292/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne

vs 3% in Fort Wayne

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$1,091 less than Fort Wayne

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

04a house here

$432k

70% more expensive than Fort Wayne

vs $254k in Fort Wayne

05metro size

849k

vs 458k in Fort Wayne

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Fort Wayne keeps to 161 pleasant days a year.

95% more happening than in Fort Wayne.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

46% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne

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

·walk score®

92/100

2% higher than Fort Wayne

vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

100% more than Fort Wayne

vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne

04 · see also

if charleston appeals, also worth a look:

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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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