Charleston cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Charleston
Charleston-North Charleston, SC had 869,940 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 101.0, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,884
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,714
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
96.3
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
88.2
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
29.4 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$90,307
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.42%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in South Carolina
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in South Carolina · Medicaid · South Carolina overview
Related comparisons
From Charleston
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Charleston.
- Charleston and San Francisco · rent gap $1,813
- Charleston and San Jose · rent gap $1,388
- Charleston and Boston · rent gap $1,124
- Charleston and New York · rent gap $1,087
- Charleston and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,080
- Charleston and San Diego · rent gap $939
- Charleston and McAllen · rent gap $867
- Charleston and Wichita · rent gap $841
Nearby metros
Next in the population ranking: Columbia, Cape Coral, Lakeland