Best Places to Live in North Carolina for Outdoor Lovers

Top 25 places

1. #1FayettevillePopulation 208,697 · mixed overall livability67% match
2. #2AshevillePopulation 93,695 · mixed overall livability67% match
3. #3New BernPopulation 31,373 · mixed overall livability54% match
4. #4Winston-SalemPopulation 249,571 · mixed overall livability51% match
5. #5GastoniaPopulation 80,615 · mixed overall livability51% match
6. #6ApexPopulation 65,541 · solid overall livability51% match
7. #7HuntersvillePopulation 61,202 · mixed overall livability51% match
8. #8KannapolisPopulation 53,314 · mixed overall livability51% match
9. #9MooresvillePopulation 50,025 · mixed overall livability51% match
10. #10Holly SpringsPopulation 42,023 · solid overall livability51% match
11. #11Fuquay-VarinaPopulation 35,428 · mixed overall livability51% match
12. #12CorneliusPopulation 31,396 · solid overall livability51% match
13. #13MorrisvillePopulation 29,756 · mixed overall livability46% match
14. #14MatthewsPopulation 29,613 · mixed overall livability46% match
15. #15KernersvillePopulation 27,177 · mixed overall livability46% match
16. #16ClaytonPopulation 26,837 · mixed overall livability46% match
17. #17Mint HillPopulation 26,537 · solid overall livability46% match
18. #18WilmingtonPopulation 116,933 · mixed overall livability41% match
19. #19BurlingtonPopulation 56,951 · mixed overall livability41% match
20. #20HickoryPopulation 43,352 · solid overall livability41% match
21. #21SalisburyPopulation 35,437 · mixed overall livability41% match
22. #22MonroePopulation 34,897 · mixed overall livability41% match
23. #23SanfordPopulation 30,373 · mixed overall livability41% match
24. #24StatesvillePopulation 28,576 · mixed overall livability36% match
25. #25ThomasvillePopulation 27,130 · mixed overall livability36% 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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