Alexandria vs Charleston
Alexandria, VA compared with Charleston, SC · 444 miles apart
Alexandria has 160,662 residents to Charleston’s 159,423. Alexandria comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Charleston does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Alexandria, VA | Charleston, SC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 160,662 | 159,423 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 10,757 | 1,383 |
| Median household income | $119,681 | $92,414 |
| Median home value | $735,100 | $509,700 |
| Median rent | $2,089 | $1,722 |
| Homeownership | 42.1% | 55.6% |
| Average commute | 28.4 min | 24.2 min |
| Median age | 37.7 | 36.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 66.2% | 58.3% |
| Poverty rate | 7.9% | 12.3% |
| Unemployment | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Price to income | 6.1× | 5.5× |
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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