Martinsville, VA vs Summerfield, NC

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

MetricMartinsville, VASummerfield, NC
Population13,65811,116
Median Household Income$46,727$160,275
Median Rent$808/mo—
Median Home Value$98,400$521,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)—93
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.6%41.5%
Poverty Rate23.5%7.1%
Unemployment Rate5.3%4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k537152*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,468624*
Median AQI—41
Good AQI Days /yr—274
Summer Highs86°F87°F
Winter Lows25°F32°F
Snowfall9 in/yr7 in/yr
Avg Commute21.3 min27.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.521.2
College Degree Rate22.1%59.5%
Foreign-Born %7.4%10.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.7%+3.4%

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 Summerfield (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.