$100k salary, packing up from Lansing

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Charleston, SC cityscape

swapping out of lansing

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

$915

the monthly premium over Lansing

Charleston doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Charleston is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

58% more expensive than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$188/mo more in state tax than Lansing

vs 4.25% in Lansing

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$915 less than Lansing

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

04a house here

$432k

77% more expensive than Lansing

vs $244k in Lansing

05metro size

849k

vs 473k in Lansing

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Lansing only logs 153 pleasant days.

A month here packs 2.3× the events of Lansing.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

18% higher than Lansing

vs 57/100 in Lansing

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

·walk score®

92/100

15% higher than Lansing

vs 80/100 in Lansing

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

233% more than Lansing

vs 6 nonstops in Lansing

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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