Gastonia vs Huntersville
Gastonia, NC compared with Huntersville, NC · 21 miles apart
Gastonia has 87,067 residents to Huntersville’s 68,535. Gastonia comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Huntersville does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Gastonia, NC | Huntersville, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87,067 | 68,535 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,588 | 1,629 |
| Median household income | $64,059 | $120,516 |
| Median home value | $277,600 | $472,900 |
| Median rent | $1,204 | $1,834 |
| Homeownership | 54.2% | 71.7% |
| Average commute | 26.8 min | 27.1 min |
| Median age | 36.5 | 40.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 26.6% | 57.5% |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 3.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 3.2% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 3.9× |
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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