Pittsburgh vs Durham
Pittsburgh, PA compared with Durham, NC · 314 miles apart
Pittsburgh has 307,632 residents to Durham’s 305,561. Pittsburgh comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Durham does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Pittsburgh, PA | Durham, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 307,632 | 305,561 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,556 | 2,548 |
| Median household income | $65,742 | $81,619 |
| Median home value | $205,800 | $392,800 |
| Median rent | $1,261 | $1,508 |
| Homeownership | 47.7% | 52.3% |
| Average commute | 22.7 min | 22.3 min |
| Median age | 33.6 | 35.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 49.1% | 57.3% |
| Poverty rate | 20.1% | 11.7% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 3.1× | 4.8× |
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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