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Charleston

sc · metro 849k

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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

$1,342

less monthly outlay than San Luis Obispo

In Charleston, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

36% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$233/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo

vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$1,342 more than San Luis Obispo

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

04a house here

$432k

54% cheaper than San Luis Obispo

vs $934k in San Luis Obispo

05metro size

849k

vs 282k in San Luis Obispo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

San Luis Obispo has the edge here, logging 303 pleasant days a year.

310% more happening than in San Luis Obispo.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

1% lower than San Luis Obispo

vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo

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

·walk score®

92/100

6% lower than San Luis Obispo

vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

567% more than San Luis Obispo

vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo

04 · see also

neighbors of charleston on the map of tradeoffs:

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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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