Durham vs Lincoln
Durham, NC compared with Lincoln, NE · 1,017 miles apart
Durham has 305,561 residents to Lincoln’s 301,522. Durham comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Lincoln does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Durham, NC | Lincoln, NE | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 305,561 | 301,522 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,548 | 2,941 |
| Median household income | $81,619 | $71,867 |
| Median home value | $392,800 | $264,000 |
| Median rent | $1,508 | $1,086 |
| Homeownership | 52.3% | 56.1% |
| Average commute | 22.3 min | 18.4 min |
| Median age | 35.1 | 33.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 57.3% | 41.8% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| Price to income | 4.8× | 3.7× |
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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