MetricReidsville, NCEden, NC
Population14,58515,356
Median Household Income$42,921$47,260
Median Rent$822/mo$799/mo
Median Home Value$138,800$120,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.4%52.5%
Poverty Rate21.1%19.2%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k484448
Property Crime Rate /100k2,7972,131
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs86°F87°F
Winter Lows30°F28°F
Snowfall7 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute24 min24.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.515.3
College Degree Rate21.8%11.9%
Foreign-Born %2.3%3.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.7%+0.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.