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Greenville vs St. Cloud

Metro-area medians — Greenville, NC Metro Area vs St. Cloud, MN Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Greenville and St. Cloud are evenly matched, each taking 4 of the clearly-decided measures.

Greenville and St. Cloud cost about the same to live in, but St. Cloud households earn about 33% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in St. Cloud.

Their widest everyday difference: St. Cloud has the tighter job market — 3.6% unemployment versus 6.2%.

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Greenville, NC
$58,668
take-home / yr · 22% to tax
$66,365
real value after local prices
St. Cloud, MN
$57,702
take-home / yr · 23% to tax
$65,846
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Greenville leaves you about $519/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure
Greenville
St. Cloud
Livability (CityLedger)
29/100
56/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
88.4
87.6
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$64,513
$86,370
Median household income
$57,031
$75,688
Median rent
$986/mo
$1,039/mo
Median home value
$245,800
$289,200
Unemployment
6.2%
3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
32.8%
28.5%
Average commute
22.3 min
22 min
Air quality (median AQI)
37
39
Avg temperature
61°F
43°F

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Greenville vs St. Cloud — frequently asked

Is Greenville cheaper than St. Cloud?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Greenville and St. Cloud metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Greenville or St. Cloud?
St. Cloud has the higher median household income — $75,688 versus $57,031 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 33% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Greenville or St. Cloud?
A paycheck stretches further in St. Cloud. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $86,370 there versus $64,513 in Greenville.
Which has cheaper rent, Greenville or St. Cloud?
Greenville has cheaper rent — a median of $986/mo versus $1,039/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).