Wake Forest vs Decatur
Wake Forest, NC compared with Decatur, AL · 488 miles apart
Wake Forest has 58,147 residents to Decatur’s 58,056. Wake Forest comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Decatur does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Wake Forest, NC | Decatur, AL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58,147 | 58,056 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,914 | 1,064 |
| Median household income | $123,802 | $61,563 |
| Median home value | $474,500 | $210,200 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $896 |
| Homeownership | 74% | 63.3% |
| Average commute | 30.9 min | 21.1 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 39.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 59.5% | 22.4% |
| Poverty rate | 4.5% | 13.1% |
| Unemployment | 4% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 3.4× |
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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