Best Places to Live in North Carolina for Great Weather

Top 25 places

1. #1WilmingtonPopulation 116,933 · mixed overall livability54% match
2. #2New BernPopulation 31,373 · mixed overall livability49% match
3. #3CharlottePopulation 875,045 · mixed overall livability32% match
4. #4RaleighPopulation 465,517 · mixed overall livability32% match
5. #5FayettevillePopulation 208,697 · mixed overall livability32% match
6. #6CaryPopulation 174,880 · mixed overall livability32% match
7. #7ConcordPopulation 105,335 · mixed overall livability32% match
8. #8GreenvillePopulation 87,894 · mixed overall livability32% match
9. #9GastoniaPopulation 80,615 · mixed overall livability32% match
10. #10JacksonvillePopulation 71,908 · mixed overall livability32% match
11. #11ApexPopulation 65,541 · solid overall livability32% match
12. #12HuntersvillePopulation 61,202 · mixed overall livability32% match
13. #13Chapel HillPopulation 58,919 · mixed overall livability32% match
14. #14BurlingtonPopulation 56,951 · mixed overall livability32% match
15. #15Rocky MountPopulation 54,260 · mixed overall livability32% match
16. #16KannapolisPopulation 53,314 · mixed overall livability32% match
17. #17MooresvillePopulation 50,025 · mixed overall livability32% match
18. #18Wake ForestPopulation 48,047 · mixed overall livability32% match
19. #19WilsonPopulation 47,767 · mixed overall livability32% match
20. #20HickoryPopulation 43,352 · solid overall livability32% match
21. #21Holly SpringsPopulation 42,023 · solid overall livability32% match
22. #22Indian TrailPopulation 40,325 · mixed overall livability32% match
23. #23SalisburyPopulation 35,437 · mixed overall livability32% match
24. #24Fuquay-VarinaPopulation 35,428 · mixed overall livability32% match
25. #25MonroePopulation 34,897 · mixed overall livability32% 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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