Raleigh-Cary vs Salt Lake City-Murray
NC metro vs UT metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Raleigh-Cary(4/6 categories)
Raleigh-Cary
NC · 1.5M
4
categories won
Winner
Salt Lake City-Murray
UT · 1.3M
2
categories won
Monthly Rent
Raleigh-Cary wins
Home Value
Raleigh-Cary wins
Median Income
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Affordability Score
Raleigh-Cary wins
Unemployment
Salt Lake City-Murray wins
Violent Crime
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Metric
Raleigh-Cary
Salt Lake City-Murray
| Median Monthly Rent | $1,605/mo✓ | $1,639/mo |
| Median Household Income | $96,096✓ | $94,409 |
| Median Home Value | $439,500✓ | $547,500 |
| Metro Population | 1.5M✓ | 1.3M |
| Rent as % of Income | 20%✓ | 21% |
| Affordability Score | 60/100✓ | 58/100 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0% | 2.7%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 391/100k | 232/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2065/100k | 1631/100k✓ |
Raleigh-Cary
NC
Median Rent
$1,605/mo
Median Income
$96,096
Home Value
$439,500
Population
1.5M
1.5M residentsView profile →
Salt Lake City-Murray
UT
Median Rent
$1,639/mo
Median Income
$94,409
Home Value
$547,500
Population
1.3M
1.3M residentsView profile →
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