Charlotte vs Indianapolis
Charlotte, NC compared with Indianapolis, IN · 429 miles apart
Charlotte has 964,784 residents to Indianapolis’s 901,116. Charlotte comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Indianapolis does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Charlotte, NC | Indianapolis, IN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 964,784 | 901,116 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,091 | 2,496 |
| Median household income | $82,068 | $66,219 |
| Median home value | $385,700 | $224,800 |
| Median rent | $1,612 | $1,156 |
| Homeownership | 51% | 56% |
| Average commute | 24.7 min | 24.6 min |
| Median age | 34.5 | 34.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 48% | 34.9% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 15.8% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 3.4× |
| Clear days a year | 34 | 22 |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | 15 |
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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