Raleigh vs Asheville
Raleigh, NC compared with Asheville, NC · 220 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Asheville’s 93,523. Raleigh comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Asheville does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Raleigh, NC | Asheville, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 93,523 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 2,056 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $71,102 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $440,000 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,402 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 51.9% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 18.2 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 40.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 53.4% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 14.3% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 6.2× |
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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