Charleston, South Carolina
Nonstop to JFK, LaGuardia and Newark from CHS
- Beach or lakeAtlantic coast beaches
- Walkable downtownHistoric downtown peninsula
Home prices next to New York
Median listed home
New York metro$742,000
Charleston$479,450
35% less, a $262,550 differencePrice per square foot
New York metro$494
Charleston$256
1.9 times the space for the moneyRealtor.com via FRED, September 2026
Day-to-day costs
- Salary that matches $150,000 in New YorkBEA regional price parities, 2024
- $134,541
- Housing cost index, US = 100New York 148.6. BEA, 2024
- 119.8
- Net move-ins from other US metros, 2024-25Census Vintage 2025, via Regions Financial
- +9,911
Weather
38.9°January low
91.3°July high
0.3 inSnow per year
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Charleston International Airport
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Find my citiesSources for this page
- Median listing price: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRI16700
- Price per sq ft: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEE16700
- Price parities: BEA via FRED RPPALL16700, 2024
- Housing index: BEA via FRED RPPSERVERENT16700, 2024
- New York: Realtor.com via FRED MEDLISPRI35620 and MEDLISPRIPERSQUFEE35620
- Flights: 2026-02-18
- Climate normals
- Net domestic migration (Census Vintage 2025 via Regions Financial)