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Best places to live in Greater Charleston

11 places with 400,124 residents within about 25 km of Charleston, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Charleston, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Mount Pleasant (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 81,317 residents    56
  2. 2Charleston (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 132,609 residents    52
  3. 3Isle of Palms
    South Carolina, 4,133 residents    51
  4. 4Goose Creek
    South Carolina, 40,633 residents    50
  5. 5James Island
    South Carolina, 6,000 residents    48
  6. 6Sullivans Island
    South Carolina, 1,791 residents    44
  7. 7Hanahan
    South Carolina, 17,997 residents    44
  8. 8North Charleston
    South Carolina, 108,304 residents    42
  9. 9Shell Point (South Carolina, 2,817 residents)
    South Carolina, 2,817 residents    41
  10. 10Folly Beach
    South Carolina, 2,774 residents    37

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For retired couples

  1. 1Mount Pleasant (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 81,317 residents    67
  2. 2Charleston (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 132,609 residents    65
  3. 3Isle of Palms
    South Carolina, 4,133 residents    64
  4. 4James Island
    South Carolina, 6,000 residents    63
  5. 5Goose Creek
    South Carolina, 40,633 residents    58
  6. 6North Charleston
    South Carolina, 108,304 residents    56
  7. 7Shell Point (South Carolina, 2,817 residents)
    South Carolina, 2,817 residents    56
  8. 8Hanahan
    South Carolina, 17,997 residents    56
  9. 9Folly Beach
    South Carolina, 2,774 residents    55

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For remote workers

  1. 1Mount Pleasant (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 81,317 residents    58
  2. 2Goose Creek
    South Carolina, 40,633 residents    57
  3. 3Charleston (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 132,609 residents    56
  4. 4James Island
    South Carolina, 6,000 residents    54
  5. 5North Charleston
    South Carolina, 108,304 residents    50
  6. 6Hanahan
    South Carolina, 17,997 residents    49

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For commuters

  1. 1Charleston (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 132,609 residents    79
  2. 2North Charleston
    South Carolina, 108,304 residents    77
  3. 3Mount Pleasant (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 81,317 residents    75
  4. 4Hanahan
    South Carolina, 17,997 residents    68
  5. 5James Island
    South Carolina, 6,000 residents    66
  6. 6Goose Creek
    South Carolina, 40,633 residents    65
  7. 7Isle of Palms
    South Carolina, 4,133 residents    62
  8. 8Sullivans Island
    South Carolina, 1,791 residents    56
  9. 9Shell Point (South Carolina, 2,817 residents)
    South Carolina, 2,817 residents    56
  10. 10Folly Beach
    South Carolina, 2,774 residents    55

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For single professionals

  1. 1Charleston (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 132,609 residents    67
  2. 2North Charleston
    South Carolina, 108,304 residents    65
  3. 3Mount Pleasant (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 81,317 residents    62
  4. 4Hanahan
    South Carolina, 17,997 residents    50
  5. 5James Island
    South Carolina, 6,000 residents    48
  6. 6Goose Creek
    South Carolina, 40,633 residents    39

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Goose Creek
    South Carolina, 40,633 residents    43
  2. 2Mount Pleasant (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 81,317 residents    31
  3. 3Charleston (South Carolina)
    South Carolina, 132,609 residents    30
  4. 4North Charleston
    South Carolina, 108,304 residents    29
  5. 5Hanahan
    South Carolina, 17,997 residents    28
  6. 6James Island
    South Carolina, 6,000 residents    24
  7. 7Isle of Palms
    South Carolina, 4,133 residents    24
  8. 8Folly Beach
    South Carolina, 2,774 residents    14
  9. 9Shell Point (South Carolina, 2,817 residents)
    South Carolina, 2,817 residents    14

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Towns in Greater Charleston