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Charleston, SC cityscape

next stop after hickory

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

$719

pricier each month than Hickory

Charleston costs more than Hickory, 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

39% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$167/mo more in state tax than Hickory

vs 4.5% in Hickory

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$719 less than Hickory

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

04a house here

$432k

61% more expensive than Hickory

vs $268k in Hickory

05metro size

849k

vs 370k in Hickory

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Hickory only logs 189 pleasant days.

2.2× the events of Hickory, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

5% higher than Hickory

vs 64/100 in Hickory

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

·walk score®

92/100

31% higher than Hickory

vs 70/100 in Hickory

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

0% fewer than Hickory

vs 0 nonstops in Hickory

04 · see also

cities that play in charleston's register:

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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