Raleigh vs Greensboro
Raleigh, NC compared with Greensboro, NC · 69 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Greensboro’s 308,667. Raleigh comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Greensboro does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Raleigh, NC | Greensboro, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 308,667 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 2,291 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $61,515 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $244,800 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,172 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 50.5% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 21.7 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 34.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 41% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 17% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 4× |
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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