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Charleston, SC vs Salem, VA

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Highlights
- Salem has 13.9% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Salem has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 4.2% better than Charleston

Climate
 Charleston, SCSalem, VAUnited States
 Rainfall484238
 Snowfall01628
 Precipitation106121106
 Sunny209210205
 Avg. July High908786
 Avg. Jan. Low392622
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.27.57
 UV Index5.14.74.3
 Elevation1010662443

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

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

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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

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Over 4 years ago

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 Salem    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I am looking for property in  More

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Over 9 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 13 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

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ZIPS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
29412, 29414, 29407, 29403, 29455, 29492, 29401, 29450, 29409, 29424, 10 total
ZIPS IN SALEM, VIRGINIA
24153

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