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Charleston wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, income, jobs and schools; Fort Pierce wins on safety, walkability and sunshine.

Metric
Charleston
WV
Fort Pierce
FL
Median rent$908 (better)$1,217
Median home$203k (better)$251k
Cost of living (100 = US)82 (better)92.6
Median income$65,812 (better)$47,072
Unemployment4% (better)6.7%
School rating4.4/10 (better)4.2/10
Violent crime / 1k64.2 (better)
Property crime / 1k3815.8 (better)
Walk score4051 (better)
Sunny days167228 (better)
Summer temp86°F90°F
Winter temp35°F62°F
Rainfall46.2 in51.2 in
Population47,42149,082
Diversity (0–100)4068
% Black9.5%43.5%
% Hispanic2.2%20.6%
% Asian2.6%2.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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