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Charlotte vs Kannapolis

Charlotte, NC compared with Kannapolis, NC · 21 miles apart

Charlotte has 964,784 residents to Kannapolis’s 61,708. Charlotte comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Kannapolis does better on median rent, homeownership, unemployment.

Charlotte, NC Kannapolis, NC
Population 964,784 61,708
Density (per sq mi) 3,091 1,758
Median household income $82,068 $73,836
Median home value $385,700 $276,400
Median rent $1,612 $1,319
Homeownership 51% 65.6%
Average commute 24.7 min 26.2 min
Median age 34.5 36.9
Bachelor's degree + 48% 29.7%
Poverty rate 11.7% 12.6%
Unemployment 4.6% 4.1%
Price to income 4.7× 3.7×
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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