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Charleston is a mid-size city of 154,338 people in Charleston County, South Carolina. It's part of the Charleston, SC area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $510k and rent runs about $2k a month.
154,338people
$510kTypical home
$1,722/moRent
89° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
239Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 154,338
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,339 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Charlotte, NC
- In the Charleston, SC area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $510k (≈$3,214/mo)
- Median rent $1,722/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,609 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to CHS airport
- 6 mi to CHS (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 857 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 101 bars within 25 mi
- 145 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charleston County: D+6 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk