Population
Wake Forest
51,199
Worthington
14,754
Median Income
Wake Forest
$120,777
Worthington
$124,734
Home Value
Wake Forest
$435,000
Worthington
$417,700
Rent
Wake Forest
$1,458
Worthington
$1,153
Crime Rate
Wake Forest
1.47
Worthington
1.67
Cost of Living
Wake Forest
168.4
Worthington
170.6
Avg Temp
Wake Forest
N/A
Worthington
N/A
Unemployment
Wake Forest
4.5%
Worthington
4.2%
How Similar Are Wake Forest & Worthington?
Worthington is Wake Forest's #15 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Wake Forest
51,199
Worthington
14,754
Wake Forest (51,199) is about 3.5x larger than Worthington (14,754).
Violent Crime
Wake Forest
1.47
Worthington
1.67
Worthington has a 12% higher violent crime than Wake Forest.
Property Crime
Wake Forest
13.05
Worthington
12.43
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Wake Forest
36.4%
Worthington
35.3%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 3% difference.
Unemployment
Wake Forest
4.5%
Worthington
4.2%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
Wake Forest
$120,777
Worthington
$124,734
Both cities have similar median income — just a 3% difference.
Home Values
Wake Forest
$435,000
Worthington
$417,700
Both cities have similar home values — just a 4% difference.
Education
Wake Forest
38.4%
Worthington
51.6%
Worthington has a 26% higher education than Wake Forest.
Demographics
Wake Forest
67.3%
Worthington
90.8%
Worthington has a 26% higher demographics than Wake Forest.
Cost of Living
Wake Forest
168.4
Worthington
170.6
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Wake Forest and Worthington share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Worthington leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Wake Forest leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDWorthington has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,194 vs $1,596 in Wake Forest (34% lower). Worthington has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,430 vs $1,750 in Wake Forest (22% lower). Wake Forest scores 184.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 190.7 in Worthington.
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Housing Market — Worthington leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWake Forest has a median property tax of $3,626 vs $7,515 in Worthington (52% lower). Worthington has a median rent of $1,153 vs $1,458 in Wake Forest (26% lower). Worthington has a owner-occupied of 82.9% compared to 74.7% in Wake Forest.
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Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWake Forest: 26,822 vs Worthington: 7,515 for labor force. Wake Forest has a work from home of 25.1% compared to 18.8% in Worthington. Worthington has a per capita income of $69,568 vs $49,241 in Wake Forest (29% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Worthington leads
Source: FBI UCRWake Forest has a property crime clearance of 13.9% compared to 7.8% in Worthington. Wake Forest has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.09 compared to 0.35 in Worthington. Worthington has a violent crime clearance of 41.7% compared to 36.6% in Wake Forest.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Worthington leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauWorthington has a bachelor's degree or higher of 51.6% compared to 38.4% in Wake Forest. Worthington has a high school diploma or higher of 55.6% compared to 47.2% in Wake Forest.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWake Forest has a population of 51,199, about 3.5x the size of Worthington (14,754). Wake Forest skews younger with a median age of 38.8 vs 42.4.
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Wake Forest
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Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareWake Forest: 4.5 vs Worthington: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Worthington: 3 vs Wake Forest: 2 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute — Worthington leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWorthington has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.0% in Wake Forest. Wake Forest has a work from home of 25.1% compared to 18.8% in Worthington. Worthington has a public transit of 0.1% compared to 0.1% in Wake Forest.
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