Knoxville vs Asheville
Knoxville, TN compared with Asheville, NC · 83 miles apart
Knoxville has 202,021 residents to Asheville’s 93,523. Knoxville comes out ahead on median rent, unemployment, price to income. Asheville does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Knoxville, TN | Asheville, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 202,021 | 93,523 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,046 | 2,056 |
| Median household income | $54,039 | $71,102 |
| Median home value | $239,700 | $440,000 |
| Median rent | $1,191 | $1,402 |
| Homeownership | 46.6% | 51.9% |
| Average commute | 20.2 min | 18.2 min |
| Median age | 33.5 | 40.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 34.6% | 53.4% |
| Poverty rate | 20.2% | 14.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 4.4× | 6.2× |
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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