San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara vs Raleigh-Cary
CA metro vs NC metro · Cost of living comparison
Overall winner:Raleigh-Cary(5/6 categories)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CA · 1.9M
1
categories won
Raleigh-Cary
NC · 1.5M
5
categories won
Winner
Monthly Rent
Raleigh-Cary wins
Home Value
Raleigh-Cary wins
Median Income
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara wins
Affordability Score
Raleigh-Cary wins
Unemployment
Raleigh-Cary wins
Violent Crime
Raleigh-Cary wins
Metric
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
Raleigh-Cary
| Median Monthly Rent | $2,773/mo | $1,605/mo✓ |
| Median Household Income | $153,202✓ | $96,096 |
| Median Home Value | $1,393,400 | $439,500✓ |
| Metro Population | 1.9M✓ | 1.5M |
| Rent as % of Income | 22% | 20%✓ |
| Affordability Score | 57/100 | 60/100✓ |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 3.0%✓ |
| Violent Crime Rate | 508/100k | 391/100k✓ |
| Property Crime Rate | 2326/100k | 2065/100k✓ |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
CA
Median Rent
$2,773/mo
Median Income
$153,202
Home Value
$1,393,400
Population
1.9M
1.9M residentsView profile →
Raleigh-Cary
NC
Median Rent
$1,605/mo
Median Income
$96,096
Home Value
$439,500
Population
1.5M
1.5M residentsView profile →
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