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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

$884

more each month than Green Bay ran you

Charleston is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

77% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$19/mo more in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$884 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$432k

27% more expensive than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

849k

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Green Bay only logs 146 pleasant days.

583% more happening than in Green Bay.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

8% lower than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

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

·walk score®

92/100

6% higher than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

400% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

04 · see also

same energy as charleston, different zip code:

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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