| | Charleston, SC | Salem, MA | United States |
| Overall | 112.0 | 131.5 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 105.6 | 108.0 | 100 |
| Health | 96.5 | 88.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 132.5 | 172.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $493,200 | $505,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,160.0% | 10,630.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 94.1 | 103.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 93.7 | 144.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for Charleston 
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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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I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other More
My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of More
We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings More
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