Durham vs Wake Forest
Durham, NC compared with Wake Forest, NC · 22 miles apart
Durham has 305,561 residents to Wake Forest’s 58,147. Durham comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Wake Forest does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Durham, NC | Wake Forest, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 305,561 | 58,147 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,548 | 2,914 |
| Median household income | $81,619 | $123,802 |
| Median home value | $392,800 | $474,500 |
| Median rent | $1,508 | $1,596 |
| Homeownership | 52.3% | 74% |
| Average commute | 22.3 min | 30.9 min |
| Median age | 35.1 | 38.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 57.3% | 59.5% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 4.5% |
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 4% |
| Price to income | 4.8× | 3.8× |
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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