Kernersville, NC vs St. Michael, MN

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Kernersville

70.8

#1057 nationally

St. Michael

70.7

#1078 nationally

St. Michael leads in median household income ($123,318 vs $66,151). St. Michael leads in crime level (4.6 vs 6.2). Kernersville leads in average commute (23 min vs 28.8 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Kernersville, NC	St. Michael, MN
WhereAtHome Score	70.8 (#1057)	70.7 (#1078)
Population	28,016	21,034
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$323,709	$438,515
Median Household Income	$66,151	$123,318
Average Commute	23 min	28.8 min
Walk Score	20	N/A
Crime Level	6.2	4.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	100	113
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+13.2	R+29.4

Data coverage note: St. Michael is missing data for 1 metric that Kernersville has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.