Raleigh vs Winston-Salem
Raleigh, NC compared with Winston-Salem, NC · 92 miles apart
Raleigh has 506,306 residents to Winston-Salem’s 257,271. Raleigh comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Winston-Salem does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Raleigh, NC | Winston-Salem, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 506,306 | 257,271 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,325 | 1,924 |
| Median household income | $85,395 | $59,268 |
| Median home value | $415,800 | $233,800 |
| Median rent | $1,572 | $1,087 |
| Homeownership | 50.7% | 55.6% |
| Average commute | 23 min | 21.5 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 35.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54% | 39.5% |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 17.7% |
| Unemployment | 4.4% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 4.9× | 3.9× |
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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