Best Places to Live in North Carolina for Young Families

Top 25 places

1. #1KannapolisPopulation 53,314 · mixed overall livability61% match
2. #2MooresvillePopulation 50,025 · mixed overall livability61% match
3. #3Winston-SalemPopulation 249,571 · mixed overall livability51% match
4. #4FayettevillePopulation 208,697 · mixed overall livability51% match
5. #5GastoniaPopulation 80,615 · mixed overall livability51% match
6. #6CharlottePopulation 875,045 · mixed overall livability49% match
7. #7DurhamPopulation 284,094 · mixed overall livability49% match
8. #8KernersvillePopulation 27,177 · mixed overall livability49% match
9. #9ApexPopulation 65,541 · solid overall livability44% match
10. #10CorneliusPopulation 31,396 · solid overall livability44% match
11. #11WilmingtonPopulation 116,933 · mixed overall livability41% match
12. #12BurlingtonPopulation 56,951 · mixed overall livability41% match
13. #13HickoryPopulation 43,352 · solid overall livability41% match
14. #14SalisburyPopulation 35,437 · mixed overall livability41% match
15. #15SanfordPopulation 30,373 · mixed overall livability41% match
16. #16RaleighPopulation 465,517 · mixed overall livability39% match
17. #17GreensboroPopulation 297,202 · mixed overall livability39% match
18. #18High PointPopulation 114,120 · mixed overall livability39% match
19. #19ConcordPopulation 105,335 · mixed overall livability37% match
20. #20Indian TrailPopulation 40,325 · mixed overall livability37% match
21. #21GarnerPopulation 31,684 · mixed overall livability37% match
22. #22AshevillePopulation 93,695 · mixed overall livability34% match
23. #23CaryPopulation 174,880 · mixed overall livability32% match
24. #24HuntersvillePopulation 61,202 · mixed overall livability32% match
25. #25Chapel HillPopulation 58,919 · 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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