Charlotte vs Raleigh
Charlotte, NC compared with Raleigh, NC · 130 miles apart
Charlotte has 964,784 residents to Raleigh’s 506,306. Charlotte comes out ahead on homeownership, poverty rate, price to income. Raleigh does better on median household income, median rent, average commute.
| Charlotte, NC | Raleigh, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 964,784 | 506,306 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,091 | 3,325 |
| Median household income | $82,068 | $85,395 |
| Median home value | $385,700 | $415,800 |
| Median rent | $1,612 | $1,572 |
| Homeownership | 51% | 50.7% |
| Average commute | 24.7 min | 23 min |
| Median age | 34.5 | 34.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 48% | 54% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 11.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 4.9× |
| Clear days a year | 34 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | — |
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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