Charlotte vs Durham
Charlotte, NC compared with Durham, NC · 121 miles apart
Charlotte has 964,784 residents to Durham’s 305,561. Charlotte comes out ahead on median household income, price to income, clear days a year. Durham does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Charlotte, NC | Durham, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 964,784 | 305,561 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,091 | 2,548 |
| Median household income | $82,068 | $81,619 |
| Median home value | $385,700 | $392,800 |
| Median rent | $1,612 | $1,508 |
| Homeownership | 51% | 52.3% |
| Average commute | 24.7 min | 22.3 min |
| Median age | 34.5 | 35.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 48% | 57.3% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 11.7% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 4.8× |
| Clear days a year | 34 | 32 |
| Days above 90°F | 38 | 39 |
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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