Jacksonville, NC vs Murraysville, NC

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

MetricJacksonville, NCMurraysville, NC
Population71,27916,339
Median Household Income$57,697$81,167
Median Rent$1,321/mo$1,777/mo
Median Home Value$210,100$320,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9296
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.5%43.4%
Poverty Rate12.7%4.5%
Unemployment Rate5.1%3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k228187*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,7251,077*
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—281
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows37°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute15 min23 min
Hospitals3—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.114
College Degree Rate26.3%45.7%
Foreign-Born %6.6%7.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.1%+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.