MetricWendell, NCGarner, NC
Population13,06434,473
Median Household Income$95,787$78,756
Median Rent$1,457/mo$1,549/mo
Median Home Value$330,500$355,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.8%52.2%
Poverty Rate3.2%8.4%
Unemployment Rate3.2% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k99416
Property Crime Rate /100k1,0213,120
Median AQI4343
Good AQI Days /yr250250
Summer Highs88°F86°F
Winter Lows32°F29°F
Snowfall3 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute29 min26.2 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.114.8
College Degree Rate38.2%46.5%
Foreign-Born %13.5%11.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+100.1%+32.1%

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