A Charleston Quality of Life Snapshot, 2010
January 05, 2010
We love our lists, and Charleston SC is no exception. These days, there is a list for everything. And the practice of ranking cities for their growth rates, job prospects, housing, crime, etc. is quite popular. Why? Probably because we are a very mobile society. And with the rise of the internet and telecommuting, we are freer to choose where we live, independent of where the office might be.This means that “quality of life” is becoming a more important factor in choosing where to live. So how does Charleston SC rate? We trudged around “teh intarwebs” to find that Charleston is:
- 2nd-best Midsized City, Places to Live & Work for Young Professionals, Next Gen Consulting
- One of the 50 Best Places to Live, National Geographic Adventure, 08/08
- One of the 10 best small “Adventure Burgs,” Outside magazine, 08/09
- One of the Best Towns in America, Outside magazine, 08/07
- 11th-best Small City, Environmental Stewardship & Sustainable Growth, Smarter Cities, 07/09
- Tied for 1st place, Most Livable City 2009, US Conference of Mayors
- 8th place, World’s Smartest Cities (infrastructure, economy, urban planning,) Forbes 12/09
- A Top-10 Travel destination for over 15 years, Conde Nast Traveler
- 7th-least Expensive Daily Commute, Sperling’s BestPlaces
Charleston is America’s 6th-best City for Dating, as determined by Sperling’s and AXE Deodorant Body Spray! And we have the 2nd-highest number of lingerie stores per capita!
Quality of life issues will only increase in importance in the future. And, as it is already doing, technology will continue to expand our choice of where to call home. So, if you are thinking of making a move (or, in the latter examples, making your move
) -There is a whole list of reasons to consider Charleston SC!
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