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Charleston, SC
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
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gross metro product
$40.4B
population
787.6K
median household income
$62,803
median home price
$290,000
cost of living
8% above nat'l avg
college attainment
35.2%
net migration
2,100 (year: 2018)
unemployment
3%
major industries
Technology, Tourism
job growth
3.2% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
population
138.0K
median home price
$311,000
As of August 2018
Charleston is known as The Holy City due to the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape, and for being historically one of the few cities in the original thirteen colonies to provide religious tolerance, albeit restricted to non-Catholics. Charleston is a major tourist destination, with a considerable number of historical buildings, luxury hotels and bed and breakfasts. Higher education is also an important sector in the local economy, occupied by many institutions such as the Medical University of South Carolina,
College of Charleston, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and Charleston School of Law among others. One of the city's most recognizable sites is the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas.
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Historic coastal city and college town (College of Charleston, The Citadel) of 138,000. Median home price $311,000. Cost of living 15% above national average. PROS: Above average rank on Milken Institute list of best cities for successful aging. Adequate number of doctors per capita. Somewhat walkable. Serious crime rate below national average. No state estate/inheritance tax, no state income tax on Social Security earnings, state income tax break on pension income. CONS: Air quality is borderline. NOTED: Elevation 20
feet. Top marginal income tax rate 7.0%. TRIVIA: Named for King Charles II of England.
Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
Numbers as of October 2019
a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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