| | Oak Harbor, WA | Charleston, SC | United States |
| Overall | 121.2 | 112.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 101.0 | 105.6 | 100 |
| Health | 94.5 | 96.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 148.7 | 132.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $478,300 | $493,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 6,590.0% | 10,160.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 74.7 | 94.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 143.4 | 93.7 | 100 |
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Reviews for Oak Harbor 
6 Reviews
The new high school addition looks great, but the quality of the education is lacking. The worst I would have to say, is the English dept. All of the senior parents were More
I have found Oak Harbor to be a nice place to live in general, but still feel it is too secluded for me personally. There is not a lot to do as far as night life or More
Windy, dreary, wet and noisy. A great place if you're a slug or More
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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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