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Charleston, SC cityscape

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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

$849

more each month than Jacksonville ran you

Charleston costs noticeably more than Jacksonville. 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

18% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville

vs 0% in Jacksonville

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$849 less than Jacksonville

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

04a house here

$432k

21% more expensive than Jacksonville

vs $358k in Jacksonville

05metro size

849k

vs 1.7M in Jacksonville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Jacksonville only manages 198 of those.

Things to do run about even with Jacksonville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

5% higher than Jacksonville

vs 64/100 in Jacksonville

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

·walk score®

92/100

1% lower than Jacksonville

vs 93/100 in Jacksonville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

23% fewer than Jacksonville

vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville

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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