| | North Charleston, SC | Hilton Head Island, SC | United States |
| Overall | 112.0 | 104.3 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 97.4 | 106.9 | 100 |
| Health | 96.7 | 104.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 77.0 | 180.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $272,000 | $724,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,700.0% | 9,910.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 86.9 | 67.4 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 94.1 | 95.3 | 100 |
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Reviews for North Charleston 
7 Reviews
Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of More
I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and More
I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just More
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Reviews for Hilton Head Island 
21 Reviews
Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then More
We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be More
I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who More
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