Raleigh vs Wake Forest
Raleigh, NC compared with Wake Forest, NC · 12 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Wake Forest’s 58,147. Raleigh comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Wake Forest does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Raleigh, NC | Wake Forest, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 58,147 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 2,914 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $123,802 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $474,500 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,596 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 74% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 30.9 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 38.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 59.5% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 4.5% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 4% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 3.8× |
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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