Population
Santa Clara
129,239
Chapel Hill
59,889
Median Income
Santa Clara
$173,670
Chapel Hill
$85,825
Home Value
Santa Clara
$1,527,900
Chapel Hill
$576,500
Rent
Santa Clara
$2,985
Chapel Hill
$1,483
Crime Rate
Santa Clara
1.82
Chapel Hill
1.72
Cost of Living
Santa Clara
267.0
Chapel Hill
160.6
Avg Temp
Santa Clara
N/A
Chapel Hill
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Clara
4.4%
Chapel Hill
4.6%
How Similar Are Santa Clara & Chapel Hill?
Chapel Hill is Santa Clara's #23 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Clara
129,239
Chapel Hill
59,889
Santa Clara (129,239) is about 2.2x larger than Chapel Hill (59,889).
Violent Crime
Santa Clara
1.82
Chapel Hill
1.72
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 5% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Clara
25.02
Chapel Hill
25.15
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 1% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Clara
28.1%
Chapel Hill
23.8%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Clara has a stronger Democratic lean (15% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Clara
4.4%
Chapel Hill
4.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 6% difference.
Median Income
Santa Clara
$173,670
Chapel Hill
$85,825
Santa Clara's median income is significantly higher than Chapel Hill's — 51% difference.
Home Values
Santa Clara
$1,527,900
Chapel Hill
$576,500
Santa Clara's home values is significantly higher than Chapel Hill's — 62% difference.
Education
Santa Clara
47.0%
Chapel Hill
40.1%
Santa Clara has a 15% higher education than Chapel Hill.
Demographics
Santa Clara
31.9%
Chapel Hill
66.7%
Chapel Hill's demographics is significantly higher than Santa Clara's — 52% difference.
Cost of Living
Santa Clara
267.0
Chapel Hill
160.6
Santa Clara has a 40% higher cost of living than Chapel Hill.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Clara and Chapel Hill differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Cost of Living & Affordability — Chapel Hill leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDChapel Hill has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,711 vs $3,483 in Santa Clara (104% lower). Chapel Hill has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,507 vs $2,982 in Santa Clara (98% lower). Chapel Hill scores 226.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 400.0 in Santa Clara.
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Housing Market — Chapel Hill leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clara has a median home value of $1,527,900 vs $576,500 in Chapel Hill (165% higher). Chapel Hill has a median rent of $1,483 vs $2,985 in Santa Clara (101% lower). Santa Clara has a vacancy rate of 6.3% compared to 10.7% in Chapel Hill.
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Clara leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clara: 77,974 vs Chapel Hill: 30,024 for labor force. Santa Clara has a median household income of $173,670 vs $85,825 in Chapel Hill (102% higher). Santa Clara has a per capita income of $84,533 vs $50,216 in Chapel Hill (68% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Santa Clara leads
Source: FBI UCRSanta Clara has a violent crime clearance of 58.3% compared to 24.5% in Chapel Hill. Santa Clara has a property crime clearance of 10.1% compared to 7.2% in Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.45 compared to 0.58 in Santa Clara.
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Schools & Education — Santa Clara leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSanta Clara has a high school diploma or higher of 54.7% compared to 44.1% in Chapel Hill. Santa Clara has a bachelor's degree or higher of 47.0% compared to 40.1% in Chapel Hill.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Clara has a population of 129,239, about 2.2x the size of Chapel Hill (59,889). Chapel Hill skews younger with a median age of 25.8 vs 34.5.
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Santa Clara
Chapel Hill
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareChapel Hill: 4.5 vs Santa Clara: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Santa Clara: 5 vs Chapel Hill: 4 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Chapel Hill leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSChapel Hill has a bicycle of 2.6% compared to 0.9% in Santa Clara. Chapel Hill has a public transit of 6.6% compared to 2.5% in Santa Clara. Santa Clara has a drive alone of 61.0% compared to 48.1% in Chapel Hill.
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