Greensboro vs Burlington
Greensboro, NC compared with Burlington, NC · 20 miles apart
Greensboro has 308,667 residents to Burlington’s 61,496. Greensboro comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Burlington does better on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Greensboro, NC | Burlington, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 308,667 | 61,496 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,291 | 1,967 |
| Median household income | $61,515 | $56,880 |
| Median home value | $244,800 | $199,200 |
| Median rent | $1,172 | $1,051 |
| Homeownership | 50.5% | 53.8% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 23.7 min |
| Median age | 34.3 | 40.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41% | 29.6% |
| Poverty rate | 17% | 16.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 6.5% |
| Price to income | 4× | 3.5× |
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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