| | Beacon, NY | Charleston, SC | United States |
| Overall | 118.3 | 112.0 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 107.3 | 105.6 | 100 |
| Health | 126.5 | 96.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 149.3 | 132.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $426,700 | $493,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 12,170.0% | 10,160.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 123.6 | 94.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 153.0 | 93.7 | 100 |
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Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do More
Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens. More
So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts 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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