Raleigh vs Rocky Mount
Raleigh, NC compared with Rocky Mount, NC · 48 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Rocky Mount’s 55,120. Raleigh comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Rocky Mount does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Raleigh, NC | Rocky Mount, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 55,120 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 1,218 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $55,534 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $165,700 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $957 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 49% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 20.6 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 40.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 22.9% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 19.7% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 8% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 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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