Charlotte vs Asheville
Charlotte, NC compared with Asheville, NC · 100 miles apart
Charlotte has 964,784 residents to Asheville’s 93,523. Charlotte comes out ahead on median household income, poverty rate, unemployment. Asheville does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Charlotte, NC | Asheville, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 964,784 | 93,523 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,091 | 2,056 |
| Median household income | $82,068 | $71,102 |
| Median home value | $385,700 | $440,000 |
| Median rent | $1,612 | $1,402 |
| Homeownership | 51% | 51.9% |
| Average commute | 24.7 min | 18.2 min |
| Median age | 34.5 | 40.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 48% | 53.4% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 14.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 6.2× |
| Clear days a year | 34 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | — |
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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