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Raleigh, NC vs Northampton, MA

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- Northampton is 0% more densely populated than Raleigh.
- People are 2.2% less likely to be married in Northampton.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years older in Northampton.
 Raleigh, NCNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,379329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 2010406,412  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,978285,036,114
 Population - 1990207,951  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now128.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock857.993.4
 Land Area145.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Raleigh, NCNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Raleigh, NCNorthampton, MAUnited States
 White52.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian4.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Raleigh, NCNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.9%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households187,234  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,47880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households85,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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