Murraysville, NC vs Wilmington, NC

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

MetricMurraysville, NCWilmington, NC
Population16,339120,805
Median Household Income$81,167$66,738
Median Rent$1,777/mo$1,395/mo
Median Home Value$320,700$383,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.4%53.8%
Poverty Rate4.5%16%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k187*406
Property Crime Rate /100k1,077*2,915
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr281281
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute23 min18.5 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1414.1
College Degree Rate45.7%46.8%
Foreign-Born %7.6%5.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.6%+9.8%

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.