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Charleston

Charleston, SC

Population: 152,014
VS
Florence

Florence, SC

Population: 40,205

Charleston vs Florence

Side-by-side comparison of Charleston, SC and Florence, SC

Demographics

Population
152KCharleston
40KFlorence
3.8x diff
Median Age
36Charleston
38Florence
4% diff
Pop. Density
1,319Charleston
1,620Florence
23% diff
Area (sq mi)
109Charleston
21Florence
5.2x diff
Male
47.5%
Charleston
45.5%
Florence
4% diff
Female
52.5%
Charleston
54.5%
Florence
4% diff

Income & Economy

Median Income
$90KCharleston
$56KFlorence
60% diff
Per Capita Income
$59KCharleston
$34KFlorence
74% diff
Poverty Rate
6.3%
Charleston
12.9%
Florence
2x diff
Unemployment
2.3%
Charleston
3.4%
Florence
48% diff
Cost of Living
94Charleston
94Florence
Avg Weekly Wage
$1,313Charleston
$1,017Florence
29% diff

Housing

Home Value
$469KCharleston
$190KFlorence
2.5x diff
Median Rent
$1,632Charleston
$922Florence
77% diff
Homeownership
55.6%
Charleston
59.7%
Florence
7% diff
Zillow Value
$581KCharleston
$220KFlorence
2.6x diff
Zillow Rent
$2,127Charleston
$1,317Florence
62% diff
Rent Burden
31.4%
Charleston
32.4%
Florence
3% diff

Crime & Safety

Violent Crime
373Charleston
1,188Florence
3.2x diff
Property Crime
2,260Charleston
6,631Florence
2.9x diff
Murder Rate
6Charleston
19Florence
3.2x diff

Weather & Climate

Avg Temp
67°FCharleston
65°FFlorence
3% diff
Jan Temp
54°FCharleston
47°FFlorence
16% diff
Jul Temp
82°FCharleston
82°FFlorence
1% diff
Rainfall
56.9"Charleston
45.3"Florence
26% diff
Sunny Days
315Charleston
310Florence
2% diff

Education

Bachelor's+
57.7%
Charleston
29.9%
Florence
93% diff
High School+
95.9%
Charleston
89.4%
Florence
7% diff
Graduate+
22.2%
Charleston
13.4%
Florence
66% diff

Commute & Transportation

Commute Time
23.8 minCharleston
18.7 minFlorence
27% diff
Drive Alone
68.1%
Charleston
78.2%
Florence
15% diff
Public Transit
0.9%
Charleston
0.4%
Florence
2.4x diff
Work from Home
17.6%
Charleston
10.1%
Florence
74% diff

Health

Obesity
29.4%
Charleston
40.8%
Florence
39% diff
Smoking
9.9%
Charleston
15.0%
Florence
52% diff
Uninsured
8.5%
Charleston
12.3%
Florence
45% diff
Diabetes
9.5%
Charleston
13.7%
Florence
44% diff
Heart Disease
4.5%
Charleston
5.7%
Florence
27% diff
Depression
22.4%
Charleston
23.2%
Florence
4% diff

The Verdict

29 Charleston
:
9 Florence

Charleston leads in 29 of 38 categories

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