Cape Coral or Charleston: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
Cape Coral and Charleston are even: 3 : 3 across 10 indicators.
- Money: tie 2:2
- Climate and risks: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cape Coral
Indicator
Charleston
Money
Tie (2 : 2)Per capita income
higher is better
✗$70,329
20244% lower
✓$73,578
20245% higher
Typical rent
lower is better
✓$1,827
2026-09-3010% lower
✗$2,037
2026-09-3011% higher
Typical home value
lower is better
✓$334,479
2026-09-3024% lower
✗$437,474
2026-09-3031% higher
Price level
lower is better
✗102.3 100 = US average
20241% higher
✓101.0 100 = US average
20241% lower
Climate and risks
Tie (1 : 1)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✓37 AQI
202416% lower
✗44 AQI
202419% higher
Days with unhealthy air
tie
0 days per year
2024
0 days per year
2024
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✗210 days per year
2016-202572% higher
✓122 days per year
2016-202542% lower
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
96 °C·days per year
2016-2025
837 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,484 °C·days per year
2016-2025
1,543 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
95 days per year
2016-2025
88 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,362 mm per year
2016-2025
1,352 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
13.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
72 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
109 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1 km
2006-2025
1 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
860,959 people
2024
869,940 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Cape Coral, Charleston.