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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

$157

cheaper each month than Poughkeepsie

Charleston and Poughkeepsie 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

10% cheaper than Poughkeepsie(vs $2,198/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$54/mo more in state tax than Poughkeepsie

vs 5.85% in Poughkeepsie

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$157 more than Poughkeepsie

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

04a house here

$432k

9% more expensive than Poughkeepsie

vs $395k in Poughkeepsie

05metro size

849k

vs 679k in Poughkeepsie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Poughkeepsie only logs 153 pleasant days.

A month here packs 4.1× the events of Poughkeepsie.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

0% lower than Poughkeepsie

vs 67/100 in Poughkeepsie

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

·walk score®

92/100

10% higher than Poughkeepsie

vs 84/100 in Poughkeepsie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

300% more than Poughkeepsie

vs 5 nonstops in Poughkeepsie

04 · see also

same energy as charleston, different zip code:

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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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