Best Places to Live in North Carolina for Outdoor Lovers

Top 25 places

1. #1Laurel ParkPopulation 2,615 · solid overall livability100% match
2. #2BalfourPopulation 1,142 · solid overall livability100% match
3. #3HendersonvillePopulation 15,102 · mixed overall livability90% match
4. #4WashingtonPopulation 9,759 · mixed overall livability90% match
5. #5BrevardPopulation 7,777 · mixed overall livability90% match
6. #6EtowahPopulation 7,689 · solid overall livability90% match
7. #7Mills RiverPopulation 7,100 · mixed overall livability90% match
8. #8WilliamstonPopulation 5,224 · mixed overall livability90% match
9. #9Mountain HomePopulation 4,028 · solid overall livability90% match
10. #10River RoadPopulation 3,507 · solid overall livability90% match
11. #11WindsorPopulation 3,494 · solid overall livability90% match
12. #12Flat RockPopulation 3,483 · solid overall livability90% match
13. #13PlymouthPopulation 3,315 · mixed overall livability90% match
14. #14Lake JunaluskaPopulation 2,977 · solid overall livability90% match
15. #15Fairfield HarbourPopulation 2,816 · mixed overall livability90% match
16. #16Valley HillPopulation 2,417 · solid overall livability90% match
17. #17Horse ShoePopulation 1,854 · solid overall livability90% match
18. #18ClydePopulation 1,424 · solid overall livability90% match
19. #19BayboroPopulation 1,209 · mixed overall livability90% match
20. #20ChocowinityPopulation 1,059 · mixed overall livability90% match
21. #21Cypress LandingPopulation 1,052 · solid overall livability90% match
22. #22PinevillePopulation 10,532 · mixed overall livability85% match
23. #23Hope MillsPopulation 17,671 · mixed overall livability82% match
24. #24MarionPopulation 7,652 · solid overall livability82% match
25. #25East Flat RockPopulation 5,934 · solid overall livability82% 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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