Raleigh vs Chapel Hill
Raleigh, NC compared with Chapel Hill, NC · 23 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Chapel Hill’s 63,565. Raleigh comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, poverty rate. Chapel Hill does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Raleigh, NC | Chapel Hill, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 63,565 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 2,937 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $85,989 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $613,700 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,613 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 47.4% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 19.5 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 25.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 76.6% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 18.6% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 7.1× |
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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