Best Places to Live in North Carolina for Retirees

Top 25 places

1. #1Indian TrailPopulation 40,325 · mixed overall livability38% match
2. #2GreenvillePopulation 87,894 · mixed overall livability36% match
3. #3GastoniaPopulation 80,615 · mixed overall livability36% match
4. #4MonroePopulation 34,897 · mixed overall livability36% match
5. #5New BernPopulation 31,373 · mixed overall livability36% match
6. #6Mint HillPopulation 26,537 · solid overall livability33% match
7. #7FayettevillePopulation 208,697 · mixed overall livability26% match
8. #8High PointPopulation 114,120 · mixed overall livability26% match
9. #9JacksonvillePopulation 71,908 · mixed overall livability26% match
10. #10BurlingtonPopulation 56,951 · mixed overall livability26% match
11. #11Rocky MountPopulation 54,260 · mixed overall livability26% match
12. #12KannapolisPopulation 53,314 · mixed overall livability26% match
13. #13WilsonPopulation 47,767 · mixed overall livability26% match
14. #14HickoryPopulation 43,352 · solid overall livability26% match
15. #15SalisburyPopulation 35,437 · mixed overall livability26% match
16. #16GoldsboroPopulation 33,566 · mixed overall livability26% match
17. #17SanfordPopulation 30,373 · mixed overall livability26% match
18. #18StatesvillePopulation 28,576 · mixed overall livability26% match
19. #19ThomasvillePopulation 27,130 · mixed overall livability26% match
20. #20AsheboroPopulation 27,117 · mixed overall livability26% match
21. #21ClaytonPopulation 26,837 · mixed overall livability26% match
22. #22MatthewsPopulation 29,613 · mixed overall livability21% match
23. #23GreensboroPopulation 297,202 · mixed overall livability15% match
24. #24Winston-SalemPopulation 249,571 · mixed overall livability15% match
25. #25KernersvillePopulation 27,177 · mixed overall livability15% match

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