Congratulations on choosing Charleston as your new hometown! This friendly city and other Lowcountry communities offer you great choices of neighborhoods to live in. The city is revitalizing itself and becoming a more respectable address to choose as home. Read on to explore your Charleston real estate neighborhoods and find the right neighborhood for you and your family.
Charleston neighborhoods within the 29401 zip code are South of Broad, Harleston Village, French Quarter, and Ansonborough. Meanwhile, the peninsula in zip code 29403 includes all neighborhoods north of Calhoun St to the area called “The Neck” or the thinnest part of the peninsula just before North Charleston. In this area you will find Mazyck-Wraggborough, Cannonborough-Elliotborough, Radcliffeborough and Midtown.
The first group of neighborhoods mentioned is an upscale urban community and great for both young professionals and executives, as its population is made up of mostly young and mostly single residents. At $576,000, the median home value here is slightly higher than the average for the Charleston-North Charleston metro area due to its advantageous location for nearby establishments. However, prices for one-bedroom condos average $230,000, which isn’t bad for yuppies.
One of its neighborhoods, South of Broad, is bordered on the north by Broad Street to Exchange Street and on the south by Murray Boulevard. The eastern boundary is Concord Street to East Bay Street and the western boundary is Murray Boulevard to Chisolm Street. Once you enter this neighborhood, you are greeted by tree-lined streets and historic antebellum mansions. South of Broad is where your eyes fall on graceful arches and lush gardens.
The second group of neighborhoods is more popular and preferred by students, young professionals, and a diverse mix of others. Above Crosstown, you’ll find Westside, Hampton Park Terrace, Wagener Terrace and North Central – these neighborhoods have a more ‘suburban’ feel but are close enough to everything to have the ‘urban’ benefits. The median home value here ($100,000) is lower than the metro area in general, so this could be a great place to look for housing deals.
One of its neighborhoods to highlight is Radcliffeborough. It is bordered on the north side by the south side of Morris Street and one block by Bee Street, and on the south side by the north side of Calhoun Street. The eastern boundary is the west side of King Street and the western boundary is the east side of Ashley Avenue. Over the past six months, the Radcliffeborough neighborhood of Charleston sold 8 homes at a median price of $512,038.
The owners of these communities are eager to make their neighborhoods safe and friendly. If you don’t care what your co-worker might think, you can laugh all the way to the bank by choosing a wonderful home in one of these communities, conveniently located to eliminate a long commute. Each of these neighborhoods will be featured in the remainder of this article. With all of these communities scoring high on the walk score, who wouldn’t want to find their next home in one of the nearby downtown neighborhoods?