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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

$19

cheaper each month than New Haven

Charleston and New Haven land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

5% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$83/mo more in state tax than New Haven

vs 5.5% in New Haven

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$19 more than New Haven

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

04a house here

$432k

2% more expensive than New Haven

vs $424k in New Haven

05metro size

849k

vs 568k in New Haven

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

New Haven barely cracks 155 pleasant ones.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.3× more on the calendar than New Haven.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

0% lower than New Haven

vs 67/100 in New Haven

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

·walk score®

92/100

4% lower than New Haven

vs 96/100 in New Haven

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

1900% more than New Haven

vs 1 nonstops in New Haven

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as charleston:

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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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