on $100k a year, leaving Port St. Lucie

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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

$197

pricier each month than Port St. Lucie

Barely costlier than Port St. Lucie. If Charleston pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

15% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$197 less than Port St. Lucie

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

04a house here

$432k

9% more expensive than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

849k

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Port St. Lucie gets 246 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

·outdoorscore

67/100

34% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

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

·walk score®

92/100

820% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

13% fewer than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

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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