Murraysville, NC vs Jacksonville, NC

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

MetricMurraysville, NCJacksonville, NC
Population16,33971,279
Median Household Income$81,167$57,697
Median Rent$1,777/mo$1,321/mo
Median Home Value$320,700$210,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9692
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.4%52.5%
Poverty Rate4.5%12.7%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)5.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k187*228
Property Crime Rate /100k1,077*1,725
Median AQI41—
Good AQI Days /yr281—
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows38°F37°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute23 min15 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—1.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1416.1
College Degree Rate45.7%26.3%
Foreign-Born %7.6%6.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.6%+0.1%

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.