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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

$880

more expensive each month than Wichita

A real premium for Charleston. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the charleston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,987/mo

69% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)

02state income tax

6.5%

$67/mo more in state tax than Wichita

vs 5.7% in Wichita

03after rent

$5,805/mo

$880 less than Wichita

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

04a house here

$432k

95% more expensive than Wichita

vs $221k in Wichita

05metro size

849k

vs 653k in Wichita

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in charleston.

Wichita keeps to 164 pleasant days a year.

A month here packs 2.3× the events of Wichita.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

29% higher than Wichita

vs 52/100 in Wichita

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

·walk score®

92/100

33% higher than Wichita

vs 69/100 in Wichita

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

82% more than Wichita

vs 11 nonstops in Wichita

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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see also

greenville

$436/mo cheaper

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compare charleston with:

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