Charleston vs Salinas
Charleston, SC compared with Salinas, CA · 2,361 miles apart
Charleston has 159,423 residents to Salinas’s 159,134. Charleston comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Salinas does better on clear days a year.
| Charleston, SC | Salinas, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 159,423 | 159,134 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,383 | 6,767 |
| Median household income | $92,414 | $91,908 |
| Median home value | $509,700 | $654,100 |
| Median rent | $1,722 | $1,991 |
| Homeownership | 55.6% | 47% |
| Average commute | 24.2 min | 26.6 min |
| Median age | 36.6 | 32.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 58.3% | 16.5% |
| Poverty rate | 12.3% | 13.6% |
| Unemployment | 3.4% | 4.7% |
| Price to income | 5.5× | 7.1× |
| Clear days a year | 35 | 52 |
| Days above 90°F | 22 | 5 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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