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Charleston, SC, a Great Place to Call Home

Charleston port Balance your quality of work and your life, living in a moderate-sized city doing important, exciting and challenging work and enjoying your many career opportunities with SCRA.

Charleston is ranked as No. 2 on a list of best small cities for young professionals to live and work. The designation, comes from Next Generation Consulting, a company that studies city and workplace preferences of 20- to 40-years-olds.

Escape the hassles of big-city life without sacrificing the beauty and culture of a metropolitan area. Charleston, SC is one of America's most unique and historic cities. Visitors from all over the world enjoy Charleston's coastal setting, historic architecture, and world class resorts and restaurants.

Charleston was named the 4th best city in America in 2006 by the readers of Travel & Leisure Magazine. Our city routinely wins 1st or pineapple fountain - downtown Charleston 2nd place honors in surveys that identify “America’s Friendliest Cities”.

The features that make the South Carolina lowcountry a premier travel destination make it an even better place to live.

Winters are mild in this coastal, semi-tropical region with a 75°F average annual temperature.

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Charleston port Charleston is consistently rated as one of America’s top tourist destinations.

The Historic District showcases well-preserved antebellum homes, parks and neighborhoods.
Area culinary schools helped earn the reputation for more world class dining in a few squares blocks that you can experience over several years.
Carriage rides, tour boats, ghost walks, manicured plantation gardens … the list goes on.
If a dozen top caliber golf courses aren’t enough, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach are each only 90 minutes away.

Miles of broad sandy beaches, barriers island resorts, and numerous waterways provide unlimited opportunities for water sports.

Rainbow Row - downtown Charleston Salt marshes and access to Gulf Stream charter boats provide world class fishing and provide the draw for an annual Wildlife Festival each spring.

An extensive array of well-maintained state, county and city parks provide a wide variety of recreational opportunities.

Charleston is home to 8 universities – and a satellite campus of several universities on our research campus make the commute to night classes a 2 minute walk.

The capstone event of a vibrant arts community is the annual Spoleto Arts Festival – one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive cultural events.

Hunting Island - Charleston, SC If you would like to learn more about living and relocation to the Lowcountry, please visit these following links:

Award Winning Restaurants in the Charleston Area

SCRA's Charleston Headquarters - Directions

Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

Charleston Young Professionals

Charleston.Net - The Post & Courier

Charleston County Government Online

North Charleston Clicker (Business Information)