Raleigh vs Gastonia
Raleigh, NC compared with Gastonia, NC · 149 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Gastonia’s 87,067. Raleigh comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Gastonia does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Raleigh, NC | Gastonia, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 87,067 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 1,588 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $64,059 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $277,600 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,204 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 54.2% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 26.8 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 36.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 26.6% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 16.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 4.3× |
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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