THE SEARCH LEDGER · CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA · HOME SERVICES
Every month Charleston types 27,380 home services searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in SEP and lowest in NOV.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in Charleston — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 168 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “ac repair near me” at $62.61.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | restoration hotel charleston | 3,600 | $1.40 | 6 | commercial |
| 2 | plumber near me | 2,400 | $53.87 | 19 | transactional |
| 3 | locksmith near me | 2,400 | $26.91 | 20 | transactional |
| 4 | charleston locksmith | 1,900 | $19.97 | 13 | commercial |
| 5 | red roof north charleston | 1,600 | $2.37 | branded | |
| 6 | charleston pest control | 1,000 | $20.58 | 13 | commercial |
| 7 | electrician near me | 1,000 | $29.70 | 31 | transactional |
| 8 | charleston plumber | 880 | $34.70 | 2 | commercial |
| 9 | ac repair near me | 720 | $62.61 | 10 | transactional |
| 10 | pest control near me | 720 | $40.21 | 40 | transactional |
| 11 | appliance repair near me | 720 | $10.75 | 33 | transactional |
| 12 | handyman near me | 590 | $9.85 | 11 | transactional |
| 13 | charleston hvac | 390 | $44.13 | 22 | commercial |
| 14 | roofing charleston | 390 | $16.67 | 21 | commercial |
| 15 | landscaping near me | 390 | $10.58 | 19 | transactional |
| 16 | charleston electrician | 320 | $27.69 | 8 | commercial |
| 17 | charleston handyman | 320 | $7.68 | 0 | commercial |
| 18 | charleston roofing companies | 320 | $23.52 | 23 | commercial |
| 19 | charleston contractor | 320 | $16.64 | 2 | commercial |
| 20 | landscaping charleston sc | 260 | $4.05 | 2 | commercial |
SRC: DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Aug 30, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Aug 30, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | McAtee Plumbing Heating & Cooling | 4.9 ★ | 8,985 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | Preferred Home Services | 4.8 ★ | 7,834 | Plumber | YES |
| #3 | Preferred Home Services | 4.8 ★ | 7,834 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #4 | LimRic Plumbing, Electrical, Heating & Air | 4.9 ★ | 7,105 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | LimRic Plumbing, Electrical, Heating & Air | 4.9 ★ | 7,105 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #6 | Service Experts Charleston | 4.9 ★ | 6,574 | Plumber | YES |
| #7 | Service Experts Charleston | 4.9 ★ | 6,574 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #8 | C&C Myers Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical | 4.8 ★ | 3,199 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #9 | ARS / Rescue Rooter | 4.4 ★ | 3,109 | Plumber | YES |
| #10 | ARS / Rescue Rooter | 4.4 ★ | 3,109 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #11 | Goose Creek Heating & Air (+ Plumbing) | 4.9 ★ | 2,742 | Air conditioning repair service | YES |
| #12 | Roto-Rooter of Charleston | 4.9 ★ | 2,562 | Plumber | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Aug 30, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.
SRC: DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Aug 30, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Charleston home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
How much is a plumber for 2 hours?
How to tell if a plumber is ripping you off?
Which plumbing company is the best in Charleston, SC?
How much an hour should a plumber charge?
How much do locksmiths cost near me?
Is there a locksmith in Charleston, SC?
What is the average call out fee for a locksmith?
Who is the best mobile locksmith in Georgetown, SC?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Charleston metro, Aug 30, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
HOME SERVICES IN OTHER METROS
HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Aug 30, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Charleston, South Carolina · Home Services · 168 keywords · collected Aug 30, 2026
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