Need opinions on Charleston SC (not shooting related)

[pstall]

I don't recognize North Charleston as an area.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Charleston is beautiful...my wife has began talking up moving to a beach area. We have discussed Charleston, Wilmington and even(gulp) Florida...gulf coast areas ugh...  

Anyone have a great pro-con of each area?  I pretty familiar with Charleston, but have no clue about Fla... or current Wilmington..my last visit to Wilmington was meeting a girl @UNCW and we went to a freaking Carrot top show. 

[thefuzz]

Charleston is beautiful...my wife has began talking up moving to a beach area. We have discussed Charleston, Wilmington and even(gulp) Florida...gulf coast areas ugh...  

Anyone have a great pro-con of each area?  I pretty familiar with Charleston, but have no clue about Fla... or current Wilmington..my last visit to Wilmington was meeting a girl @UNCW and we went to a freaking Carrot top show. 

Charleston has a better food scene, but worse boating, and lots more tourists.  Wilmington is less expensive, and the job market is probably a little better, surprisingly.

It's tough to "fit in" in Charleston, they aren't as receptive to outsiders as ILM is.

[Jimmy]

It's beautiful. I'd go. Plus save all your receipts for the move...they are tax deductible

[MadHatter]

It's beautiful. I'd go. Plus save all your receipts for the move...they are tax deductible

Not if his company pays for the move....which I would hope they would for a promotion.

[Anybodyhome]

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/nc/wilmington/crime/#description

With a crime rate of 58 per one thousand residents, Wilmington has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 17. Within North Carolina, more than 88% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Wilmington.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 112,067, Wilmington has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Wilmington does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Wilmington.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

For Wilmington, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Wilmington is one in 157.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Wilmington is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Wilmington, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 19, which is a rate of 52 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Wilmington has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Wilmington is one in 335.

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My wife and I were once taken with Wilmington and considered a move there within the last couple years. It's one of those choices I'm glad we didn't make. Aside from a few of the more affluent neighborhoods, generally around Porter's Neck, Landfall and a couple of the other private country clubs, the general opinion reflects a trend toward "white flight," where those who have the financial ability to move out of the city limits and into the county or even a few counties away are doing so.

 

[thefuzz]

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/nc/wilmington/crime/#description

With a crime rate of 58 per one thousand residents, Wilmington has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 17. Within North Carolina, more than 88% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Wilmington.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 112,067, Wilmington has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Wilmington does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Wilmington.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

For Wilmington, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Wilmington is one in 157.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Wilmington is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Wilmington, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 19, which is a rate of 52 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Wilmington has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Wilmington is one in 335.

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My wife and I were once taken with Wilmington and considered a move there within the last couple years. It's one of those choices I'm glad we didn't make. Aside from a few of the more affluent neighborhoods, generally around Porter's Neck, Landfall and a couple of the other private country clubs, the general opinion reflects a trend toward "white flight," where those who have the financial ability to move out of the city limits and into the county or even a few counties away are doing so.

 

BS.  Much of this crime occurs in a very small piece of ILM.

As to the white flight, can you tell me why there is a surge of development in the downtown area?

 

[Anybodyhome]

BS.  Much of this crime occurs in a very small piece of ILM.

As to the white flight, can you tell me why there is a surge of development in the downtown area?

 

Sure, the "downtown development" you're speaking of consists of how many square blocks, 8?

But go ahead and shoot the messenger when all I'm doing is posting the information.

[thefuzz]

Sure, the "downtown development" you're speaking of consists of how many square blocks, 8?

But go ahead and shoot the messenger when all I'm doing is posting the information.

Not at all, new condo projects, hotels, breweries, etc...

 

Didn't mean to come at you, but I just don't think that the data is correct.  Inside the city limits, yes probably only 100k plus people, but where the city ends and the county starts is nothing.  The entire county is pretty much the city here.