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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

$1,134

the monthly premium over San Antonio

Charleston costs noticeably more than San Antonio. 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

43% more expensive than San Antonio(vs $1,394/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$542/mo more in state tax than San Antonio

vs 0% in San Antonio

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$1,134 less than San Antonio

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

04a house here

$432k

54% more expensive than San Antonio

vs $280k in San Antonio

05metro size

849k

vs 2.7M in San Antonio

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

San Antonio keeps to 167 pleasant days a year.

But the calendar thins out: San Antonio stays 2.8× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

37% higher than San Antonio

vs 49/100 in San Antonio

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

·walk score®

92/100

5% lower than San Antonio

vs 97/100 in San Antonio

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

43% fewer than San Antonio

vs 35 nonstops in San Antonio

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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