Cary vs Chapel Hill
Cary, NC compared with Chapel Hill, NC · 16 miles apart
Cary has 183,582 residents to Chapel Hill’s 63,565. Cary comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Chapel Hill does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Cary, NC | Chapel Hill, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183,582 | 63,565 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,005 | 2,937 |
| Median household income | $134,905 | $85,989 |
| Median home value | $580,200 | $613,700 |
| Median rent | $1,738 | $1,613 |
| Homeownership | 66.6% | 47.4% |
| Average commute | 22.5 min | 19.5 min |
| Median age | 40.2 | 25.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 70.5% | 76.6% |
| Poverty rate | 5.7% | 18.6% |
| Unemployment | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 7.1× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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