Havelock, NC vs Murraysville, NC

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

MetricHavelock, NCMurraysville, NC
Population17,69116,339
Median Household Income$58,408$81,167
Median Rent$1,280/mo$1,777/mo
Median Home Value$207,700$320,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)—96
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.1%43.4%
Poverty Rate14.3%4.5%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k191187*
Property Crime Rate /100k9031,077*
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—281
Summer Highs89°F88°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute18.2 min23 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.114
College Degree Rate18.7%45.7%
Foreign-Born %4.4%7.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.2%+4.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Murraysville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.