Raleigh vs Kannapolis
Raleigh, NC compared with Kannapolis, NC · 115 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Kannapolis’s 61,708. Raleigh comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Kannapolis does better on median rent, homeownership, unemployment.
| Raleigh, NC | Kannapolis, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 61,708 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 1,758 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $73,836 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $276,400 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,319 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 65.6% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 26.2 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 36.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 29.7% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 3.7× |
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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