City comparison
Charleston, SC is about 1,100 miles (1,800 km) from Eagan, MN in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,400 miles, or about 23 hours (about 2 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Charleston, SC to Eagan, MN takes about 2 h 11 min, covering roughly 1,100 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Charleston, SC is on Eastern Time and Eagan, MN is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Charleston, it's 11 a.m. in Eagan, which puts Charleston 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Charleston has a population of 149,960, vs 68,262 in Eagan — about 2.2× larger by population. By land area, Charleston covers about 115 sq mi vs 31 sq mi for Eagan.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Charleston | Eagan | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,517/mo | $1,490/mo | 1.8% higher in Charleston |
| Median home value | $438,900 | $362,200 | 21.2% higher in Charleston |
| Median household income | $83,891 | $104,101 | 24.1% higher in Eagan |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 102.5 | 6.1% higher in Eagan |
| Utilities index | 88.8 | 93.3 | 5.1% higher in Eagan |
| Transportation index | 98.5 | 103.7 | 5.3% higher in Eagan |
| Healthcare index | 98.0 | 103.9 | 6.1% higher in Eagan |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Charleston, you'd need $100,019 in Eagan to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Charleston and Eagan have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 7% higher in Charleston than in Eagan. If you earn $80,000 in Charleston, you'd need about $80,015 in Eagan to keep the same standard of living.