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Charlotte vs Greenville

Charlotte, NC compared with Greenville, NC · 196 miles apart

Charlotte has 964,784 residents to Greenville’s 96,443. Charlotte comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Greenville does better on median rent, average commute.

Charlotte, NC Greenville, NC
Population 964,784 96,443
Density (per sq mi) 3,091 2,516
Median household income $82,068 $49,748
Median home value $385,700 $233,500
Median rent $1,612 $1,007
Homeownership 51% 32.7%
Average commute 24.7 min 18.8 min
Median age 34.5 27.3
Bachelor's degree + 48% 39.1%
Poverty rate 11.7% 24.6%
Unemployment 4.6% 9%
Price to income 4.7× 4.7×
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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