| Charleston, SC | South Bend, IN | United States |
Overall | 112.0 | 79.0 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 105.6 | 89.6 | 100 |
Health | 96.5 | 93.5 | 100 |
Housing | 132.5 | 47.5 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $493,200 | $161,900 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,160.0% | 8,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 94.1 | 77.2 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 93.7 | 94.9 | 100 |
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Reviews for Charleston 76 Reviews
Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful More
Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for More
Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals, More
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Reviews for South Bend 25 Reviews
When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better More
Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem More
I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence. More
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