City vs city
The match-ups people search for most, side by side on home prices, monthly payments, everyday prices, weather and trips home.
By Sol Lakein, founder of Slower Sundays. Updated October 2026.
Every comparison
What the median home costs each month on a mortgage in each city. The cheaper one is green.
- Charlotte vs NashvilleCharlotte$2,335Nashville$2,935
- Austin vs NashvilleAustin$2,453Nashville$2,935
- Philadelphia vs PittsburghPhiladelphia$2,061Pittsburgh$1,346
- Charleston vs SavannahCharleston$2,635Savannah$2,198
- Charlotte vs RaleighCharlotte$2,335Raleigh$2,445
- Atlanta vs CharlotteAtlanta$2,281Charlotte$2,335
- Atlanta vs NashvilleAtlanta$2,281Nashville$2,935
- Chattanooga vs KnoxvilleChattanooga$2,171Knoxville$2,456
- Knoxville vs NashvilleKnoxville$2,456Nashville$2,935
- Durham vs RaleighDurham$2,529Raleigh$2,445
- Raleigh vs RichmondRaleigh$2,445Richmond$2,418
- Nashville vs RaleighNashville$2,935Raleigh$2,445
- Columbus vs IndianapolisColumbus$2,061Indianapolis$1,704
- Asheville vs KnoxvilleAsheville$3,160Knoxville$2,456
- Asheville vs ChattanoogaAsheville$3,160Chattanooga$2,171
- Chattanooga vs NashvilleChattanooga$2,171Nashville$2,935
- Chattanooga vs HuntsvilleChattanooga$2,171Huntsville$2,005
- Charleston vs GreenvilleCharleston$2,635Greenville$2,102
Monthly principal and interest on each city's median listed home, 20% down at 7.32% (Freddie Mac, October 22, 2026). Home prices: Realtor.com via FRED, September 2026.
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