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Raleigh vs Omaha

Raleigh, NC compared with Omaha, NE · 1,011 miles apart

Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Omaha’s 488,797. Raleigh comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Omaha does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Raleigh, NC Omaha, NE
Population 506,306 488,797
Density (per sq mi) 3,325 3,419
Median household income $85,395 $73,201
Median home value $415,800 $245,500
Median rent $1,572 $1,187
Homeownership 50.7% 57.4%
Average commute 23 min 19.6 min
Median age 34.7 35.3
Bachelor's degree + 54% 40.1%
Poverty rate 11.9% 13.5%
Unemployment 4.4% 4.2%
Price to income 4.9× 3.4×
Clear days a year 31 39
Days above 90°F 37 26

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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