Area data
Charleston, SC — ZIP 29424
Population: 1,243 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 444.0 (+2.0% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,270/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,830/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 93.7 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $16.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, hurricane, earthquake, iceStorm, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 67.3°F
- Average high
- 76.0°F
- Average low
- 58.7°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 269
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park (4 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Charleston Executive Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Charleston International Airport (CHS) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 100
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Households with broadband internet
- 100.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 226,174
- Average weekly wage
- $1,226
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,426
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