Chapel Hill, NC vs Morrisville, NC

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricChapel Hill, NCMorrisville, NC
Population61,60731,422
Median Household Income$85,989$125,396
Median Rent$1,613/mo$1,858/mo
Median Home Value$613,700$518,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.4%24.4%
Poverty Rate18.6%3.1%
Unemployment Rate3.7%2.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k8684
Property Crime Rate /100k1,7792,306
Median AQI—43
Good AQI Days /yr—250
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows33°F33°F
Snowfall3 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute19.5 min21.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher13.116
College Degree Rate76.6%72.7%
Foreign-Born %15.3%36%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.1%+8.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.