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Affordability in Charleston

Charleston ranks T#23 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 83 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 84th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in South Carolina.

affordability score
83
Very Fun
National rank
T#23 of 134
In South Carolina
#1 of 2
Percentile
84th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Charleston sits 33 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Charleston

  1. #21 Austin, TX 85
  2. #22 Durham, NC 84
  3. T#23 Charleston, SC — this page 83
  4. #25 Omaha, NE 82
  5. #26 Hilton Head Island, SC 81

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Charleston

Charleston scores 87 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: