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City guide · South Carolina
Moving to Charleston, SC
Historic, food scene, hurricane risk.
Pop. 150kCost index 96.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $2,000/moMedian home $580kWalk score 41
Charleston (metro area) has an overall price level 96.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
96.0Housing index
80.5Groceries index
96.3Utilities index (modeled)
99.4Electricity rate
17.1 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
99.2Median home value (est.)
$580,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$2,000/moSouth Carolina unemployment is 4.6% with median household income $72k.
Unemployment rate
4.6%Median household income
$72,350Per-capita income
$40,195Labor-force participation
61.3%Avg weekly wage
$1,276Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberCharleston: median home value $580,000.
Home value
$580,000Rent
$2,000/moHomeownership rate
72.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
71/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
ElevatedSouth Carolina 4th-grade math proficiency: 40% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
40.0%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$14,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
55.0%Notable universities
Public flagship + regional schoolsCompare Charleston to where you live now
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