Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 5 categories
South Carolina
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 7 categories
South Carolina's top income tax rate is 6.2% vs Arizona's 2.5%. The median home in Arizona costs $420K vs $310K in South Carolina.
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South Carolina
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Is it more expensive to live in Charleston or Phoenix? Overall cost of living in Phoenix, AZ is 9.4% higher than in Charleston, SC. The average listing price for a home in Phoenix, AZ is $607,541, which is 23.8% higher than Charleston, SC. The average cost of groceries in Phoenix, AZ is 0.1% higher than Charleston, SC.
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Since early in the nineteenth century, extreme northeastern Greenville County, especially the remote, rugged environs of Glassy and Hogback Mountains, has been known as the “Dark Corner.” Although opened to settlement following the Revolutionary War, the area remained sparsely populated well into the twentieth century.