Greenville vs Jacksonville
Greenville, NC compared with Jacksonville, NC · 60 miles apart
Greenville has 96,443 residents to Jacksonville’s 72,732. Greenville comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +. Jacksonville does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Greenville, NC | Jacksonville, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 96,443 | 72,732 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,516 | 1,458 |
| Median household income | $49,748 | $57,697 |
| Median home value | $233,500 | $210,100 |
| Median rent | $1,007 | $1,321 |
| Homeownership | 32.7% | 38.7% |
| Average commute | 18.8 min | 15 min |
| Median age | 27.3 | 23.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 39.1% | 26.3% |
| Poverty rate | 24.6% | 12.7% |
| Unemployment | 9% | 7.4% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 3.6× |
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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