Marietta vs Chapel Hill
Marietta, GA compared with Chapel Hill, NC · 340 miles apart
Marietta has 63,574 residents to Chapel Hill’s 63,565. Marietta comes out ahead on median rent, poverty rate, unemployment. Chapel Hill does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Marietta, GA | Chapel Hill, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63,574 | 63,565 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,673 | 2,937 |
| Median household income | $72,725 | $85,989 |
| Median home value | $448,500 | $613,700 |
| Median rent | $1,586 | $1,613 |
| Homeownership | 47.2% | 47.4% |
| Average commute | 27.5 min | 19.5 min |
| Median age | 34.8 | 25.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.4% | 76.6% |
| Poverty rate | 12.8% | 18.6% |
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 6.2× | 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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