Speak Out: What Does Rent Map Say About Lowcountry?

Rent costs in the Charleston area vary wildly between neighborhoods.

Now you can see just how pricey each part of town is and and how those costs compare neighborhood-by-neighborhood.

A new website, Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks uses U.S. census information from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey to show median household income and monthly rents by census tract.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the most expensive rent is on Daniel Island and Mount Pleasant. Perhaps a little surprising is that rent in downtown Charleston is not the most expensive. In fact, there is a sliver on the peninsula with the average rental price of $545, well within the state's average rent of $473 to $581 — though that is "above the Crosstown." 

The neck of Charleston seems to offer the lowest rent in the region, at about $288. 

While Goose Creek and Summerville have often been seen as lower-cost-of-living options in the Lowcountry, both had areas with rent averaging $1,148.

See more on the map above. The lighter the color, the cheaper the rent. The darker the color, the more expensive the rent. 

To see the data mapped out census tract by census tract, visit the Rich Block, Poor Blocks website.

Are you surprised by any of the local data? Tell us in the comments section.