Best Places to Live in North Carolina for Affordable Living

Top 25 places

1. #1ThomasvillePopulation 27,130 · mixed overall livability74% match
2. #2AsheboroPopulation 27,117 · mixed overall livability63% match
3. #3FayettevillePopulation 208,697 · mixed overall livability34% match
4. #4Rocky MountPopulation 54,260 · mixed overall livability34% match
5. #5Holly SpringsPopulation 42,023 · solid overall livability31% match
6. #6Indian TrailPopulation 40,325 · mixed overall livability26% match
7. #7DurhamPopulation 284,094 · mixed overall livability23% match
8. #8AshevillePopulation 93,695 · mixed overall livability23% match
9. #9MooresvillePopulation 50,025 · mixed overall livability23% match
10. #10Fuquay-VarinaPopulation 35,428 · mixed overall livability23% match
11. #11KernersvillePopulation 27,177 · mixed overall livability23% match
12. #12ClaytonPopulation 26,837 · mixed overall livability23% match
13. #13CharlottePopulation 875,045 · mixed overall livability11% match
14. #14RaleighPopulation 465,517 · mixed overall livability11% match
15. #15GreensboroPopulation 297,202 · mixed overall livability11% match
16. #16Winston-SalemPopulation 249,571 · mixed overall livability11% match
17. #17CaryPopulation 174,880 · mixed overall livability11% match
18. #18WilmingtonPopulation 116,933 · mixed overall livability11% match
19. #19High PointPopulation 114,120 · mixed overall livability11% match
20. #20ConcordPopulation 105,335 · mixed overall livability11% match
21. #21GreenvillePopulation 87,894 · mixed overall livability11% match
22. #22GastoniaPopulation 80,615 · mixed overall livability11% match
23. #23JacksonvillePopulation 71,908 · mixed overall livability11% match
24. #24ApexPopulation 65,541 · solid overall livability11% match
25. #25HuntersvillePopulation 61,202 · mixed overall livability11% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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