Raleigh vs Burlington
Raleigh, NC compared with Burlington, NC · 49 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Burlington’s 61,496. Raleigh comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Burlington does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Raleigh, NC | Burlington, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 61,496 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 1,967 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $56,880 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $199,200 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,051 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 53.8% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 23.7 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 40.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 29.6% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 16.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 6.5% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 3.5× |
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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