Cedar Park vs Charleston
The short version
- Cedar Park is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 3% lower than in the Charleston area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $509,700 in Charleston and $513,600 in Cedar Park.
- Households earn more in Cedar Park ($129,545 vs $92,414 median).
- Cedar Park has more scorching days: 123 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 64.
- Charleston is growing faster: +5.8% since 2020 vs +1.8%.
- Texas has no state income tax on wages; South Carolina's top rate is 6%.
Side by side
| Cedar Park, TX | Charleston, SC | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 79,032 | 159,423 |
| Growth since 2020 | +1.8% | +5.8% |
| People per square mile | 3,090 | 1,383 |
| Median age | 37.7 | 36.6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 56% | 58% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $129,545 | $92,414 |
| Median home value | $513,600 | $509,700 |
| Home value to income | 4.0× | 5.5× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,846 | $1,722 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 98.1 | 101.0 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 120.4 | 119.8 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $73,500 | $75,700 |
| Homeowners | 67% | 56% |
| Top state income tax | None | 6% |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 7.49% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 25.5 | 24.2 |
| Work from home | 30% | 19% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Poverty rate | 5.9% | 12.3% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 63° / 42° | 60° / 39° |
| July high / low | 97° / 75° | 91° / 74° |
| Precipitation per year | 36 in | 53 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 123 | 64 |
| Nights below freezing | 12 | 22 |
| Comfortable months | 6 | 5 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Moderate | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 90.1 | 98.6 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 44% | 60% |
| Home prices, past year | +0.3% | +4.7% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +15.2% | +61.6% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Cedar Park: February to April and October to December. Charleston: March to May and October to November.
Full monthly tables: Cedar Park weather by month and Charleston weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $73,500 in Cedar Park and $75,700 in Charleston. Moving from Cedar Park to Charleston, you would need about $77,200 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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