Asheville vs Johnson City
Asheville, NC compared with Johnson City, TN · 54 miles apart
Asheville has 93,523 residents to Johnson City’s 74,943. Asheville comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Johnson City does better on median rent, price to income.
| Asheville, NC | Johnson City, TN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 93,523 | 74,943 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,056 | 1,711 |
| Median household income | $71,102 | $57,254 |
| Median home value | $440,000 | $268,200 |
| Median rent | $1,402 | $1,023 |
| Homeownership | 51.9% | 51.3% |
| Average commute | 18.2 min | 18.7 min |
| Median age | 40.7 | 35.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 53.4% | 42.5% |
| Poverty rate | 14.3% | 20.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 6.2× | 4.7× |
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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