151 have matched ACS place data.
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North Carolina state guide
Compare large North Carolina cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current North Carolina subset includes 151 South city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 5,944,332.
What the current North Carolina catalog shows
Wendell, North Carolina has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this North Carolina subset at +100.05% since the 2020 estimates base. Rolesville, North Carolina has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 8.7%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Apex, North Carolina leads this subset at 84/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, North Carolina | #14 | 81/100 | $1,612 | $82,068 | 964,784 | 4.6% | +10.30% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | #39 | 77/100 | $1,572 | $85,395 | 506,306 | 4.4% | +8.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | #67 | 69/100 | $1,172 | $61,515 | 308,667 | 5.1% | +3.17% | competitive | rent watch |
| Durham, North Carolina | #70 | 73/100 | $1,508 | $81,619 | 305,561 | 3.8% | +7.64% | competitive | rent watch |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | #90 | 72/100 | $1,087 | $59,268 | 257,271 | 5.7% | +3.09% | competitive | rent watch |
| Fayetteville, North Carolina | North Carolina coverage | 65/100 | $1,250 | $58,407 | 209,120 | 7.9% | +0.33% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Cary, North Carolina | North Carolina coverage | 77/100 | $1,738 | $134,905 | 183,582 | 3.5% | +5.03% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | North Carolina coverage | 77/100 | $1,395 | $66,738 | 126,809 | 4.3% | +9.80% | competitive | rent stretched |
| High Point, North Carolina | North Carolina coverage | 73/100 | $1,116 | $64,561 | 120,571 | 5.2% | +5.69% | competitive | rent watch |
| Concord, North Carolina | North Carolina coverage | 77/100 | $1,451 | $86,921 | 114,598 | 5.5% | +8.81% | competitive | rent watch |
| Greenville, North Carolina | 2025 population #360 | 75/100 | $1,007 | $49,748 | 96,443 | 9.0% | +8.04% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Asheville, North Carolina | 2025 population #375 | 66/100 | $1,402 | $71,102 | 93,523 | 5.1% | -1.28% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Gastonia, North Carolina | 2025 population #416 | 68/100 | $1,204 | $64,059 | 87,067 | 5.7% | +8.22% | competitive | rent watch |
| Apex, North Carolina | 2025 population #463 | 84/100 | $1,902 | $144,135 | 80,419 | 3.8% | +24.94% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Jacksonville, North Carolina | 2025 population #532 | 57/100 | $1,321 | $57,697 | 72,732 | 7.4% | +0.13% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Huntersville, North Carolina | 2025 population #571 | 81/100 | $1,834 | $120,516 | 68,535 | 3.2% | +11.59% | competitive | rent watch |
| Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 2025 population #628 | 70/100 | $1,613 | $85,989 | 63,565 | 4.5% | +2.08% | competitive | rent watch |
| Kannapolis, North Carolina | 2025 population #652 | 77/100 | $1,319 | $73,836 | 61,708 | 4.1% | +16.04% | competitive | rent watch |
| Burlington, North Carolina | 2025 population #655 | 72/100 | $1,051 | $56,880 | 61,496 | 6.5% | +7.18% | competitive | rent watch |
| Wake Forest, North Carolina | 2025 population #709 | 83/100 | $1,596 | $123,802 | 58,147 | 4.0% | +21.12% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mooresville, North Carolina | 2025 population #741 | 79/100 | $1,626 | $89,647 | 55,842 | 4.4% | +11.04% | competitive | rent watch |
| Rocky Mount, North Carolina | 2025 population #750 | 65/100 | $957 | $55,534 | 55,120 | 8.0% | +1.31% | competitive | rent watch |
| Holly Springs, North Carolina | 2025 population #817 | 83/100 | $2,021 | $135,578 | 50,288 | 3.4% | +21.87% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wilson, North Carolina | 2025 population #833 | 63/100 | $971 | $52,485 | 49,572 | 6.7% | +2.26% | competitive | rent watch |
| Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina | 2025 population #852 | 83/100 | $1,720 | $115,497 | 48,536 | 3.6% | +41.59% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hickory, North Carolina | 2025 population #899 | 72/100 | $1,063 | $64,576 | 45,975 | 3.8% | +5.39% | competitive | rent watch |
| Indian Trail, North Carolina | 2025 population #940 | 76/100 | $2,077 | $108,483 | 44,303 | 5.3% | +10.32% | competitive | rent watch |
| Monroe, North Carolina | 2025 population #974 | 73/100 | $1,246 | $72,540 | 42,644 | 4.6% | +23.12% | competitive | rent watch |
| Garner, North Carolina | 2025 population #995 | 75/100 | $1,549 | $78,756 | 41,562 | 6.2% | +32.10% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Salisbury, North Carolina | 2025 population #1130 | 67/100 | $1,071 | $53,716 | 36,879 | 5.8% | +4.08% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Leland, North Carolina | 2025 population #1156 | 76/100 | $1,735 | $91,977 | 35,731 | 4.7% | +52.93% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cornelius, North Carolina | 2025 population #1185 | 81/100 | $1,722 | $113,767 | 35,094 | 2.4% | +11.70% | competitive | rent watch |
| Goldsboro, North Carolina | 2025 population #1188 | 63/100 | $971 | $48,540 | 35,012 | 8.0% | +2.32% | competitive | rent stretched |
| New Bern, North Carolina | 2025 population #1198 | 79/100 | $1,081 | $61,031 | 34,724 | 4.6% | +10.87% | competitive | rent watch |
| Sanford, North Carolina | 2025 population #1216 | 74/100 | $1,052 | $57,586 | 34,138 | 4.4% | +13.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Matthews, North Carolina | 2025 population #1259 | 81/100 | $1,764 | $108,611 | 32,769 | 2.1% | +11.36% | competitive | rent watch |
| Clayton, North Carolina | 2025 population #1266 | 75/100 | $1,661 | $78,822 | 32,633 | 2.8% | +24.01% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Morrisville, North Carolina | 2025 population #1276 | 82/100 | $1,858 | $125,396 | 32,466 | 3.3% | +8.77% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Statesville, North Carolina | 2025 population #1288 | 72/100 | $1,000 | $52,880 | 32,181 | 6.8% | +12.96% | competitive | rent watch |
| Mint Hill, North Carolina | 2025 population #1376 | 78/100 | $1,528 | $100,860 | 29,476 | 4.1% | +11.44% | competitive | rent watch |
| Kernersville, North Carolina | 2025 population #1391 | 78/100 | $1,082 | $71,918 | 29,128 | 2.7% | +9.86% | competitive | rent watch |
| Asheboro, North Carolina | 2025 population #1443 | 64/100 | $906 | $47,197 | 27,990 | 4.0% | +2.87% | competitive | rent watch |
| Thomasville, North Carolina | 2025 population #1454 | 68/100 | $879 | $60,935 | 27,733 | 4.6% | +2.43% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Shelby, North Carolina | 2025 population #1711 | 67/100 | $945 | $48,376 | 23,309 | 3.6% | +6.46% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Knightdale, North Carolina | 2025 population #1721 | 80/100 | $1,674 | $103,220 | 23,144 | 3.4% | +18.57% | competitive | rent watch |
| Waxhaw, North Carolina | 2025 population #1722 | 82/100 | $1,840 | $131,894 | 23,140 | 4.9% | +12.61% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Clemmons, North Carolina | 2025 population #1741 | 79/100 | $1,269 | $87,655 | 22,808 | 4.5% | +7.70% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mebane, North Carolina | 2025 population #1801 | 78/100 | $1,283 | $83,174 | 21,952 | 3.9% | +23.66% | competitive | rent watch |
| Carrboro, North Carolina | 2025 population #1866 | 67/100 | $1,470 | $85,743 | 20,962 | 3.6% | -1.55% | competitive | rent watch |
| Harrisburg, North Carolina | 2025 population #1882 | 80/100 | $2,640 | $148,254 | 20,742 | 3.0% | +9.09% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lexington, North Carolina | 2025 population #1928 | 63/100 | $893 | $43,128 | 20,238 | 6.0% | +3.07% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Graham, North Carolina | 2025 population #1935 | 70/100 | $1,071 | $56,239 | 20,131 | 6.8% | +17.27% | competitive | rent watch |
| Boone, North Carolina | 2025 population #1952 | 62/100 | $1,111 | $30,065 | 19,929 | 12.0% | +4.19% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Kinston, North Carolina | 2025 population #1973 | 56/100 | $867 | $36,878 | 19,705 | 16.1% | -0.52% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Wendell, North Carolina | 2025 population #1974 | 79/100 | $1,457 | $95,787 | 19,687 | 1.3% | +100.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Elizabeth City, North Carolina | 2025 population #1980 | 66/100 | $1,117 | $52,141 | 19,622 | 7.0% | +5.26% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Mount Holly, North Carolina | 2025 population #2020 | 73/100 | $1,256 | $79,385 | 19,033 | 5.5% | +7.59% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lumberton, North Carolina | 2025 population #2033 | 59/100 | $866 | $42,877 | 18,955 | 5.6% | -1.84% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Pinehurst, North Carolina | 2025 population #2052 | 77/100 | $1,664 | $109,802 | 18,670 | 5.2% | +6.17% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lenoir, North Carolina | 2025 population #2080 | 65/100 | $664 | $49,910 | 18,372 | 4.6% | +0.07% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hope Mills, North Carolina | 2025 population #2082 | 65/100 | $1,141 | $65,774 | 18,324 | 8.2% | +2.55% | competitive | rent watch |
| Morganton, North Carolina | 2025 population #2128 | 63/100 | $944 | $51,355 | 17,849 | 3.8% | +2.25% | competitive | rent watch |
| Albemarle, North Carolina | 2025 population #2131 | 69/100 | $880 | $46,881 | 17,769 | 5.6% | +8.01% | competitive | rent watch |
| Stallings, North Carolina | 2025 population #2132 | 81/100 | $1,882 | $115,974 | 17,760 | 5.3% | +10.24% | competitive | rent watch |
| Havelock, North Carolina | 2025 population #2166 | 66/100 | $1,280 | $58,408 | 17,430 | 4.9% | +4.15% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Southern Pines, North Carolina | 2025 population #2176 | 81/100 | $1,354 | $88,535 | 17,357 | 6.7% | +11.21% | competitive | rent watch |
| Davidson, North Carolina | 2025 population #2245 | 83/100 | $1,652 | $166,556 | 16,662 | 4.1% | +9.95% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Belmont, North Carolina | 2025 population #2271 | 81/100 | $1,365 | $94,883 | 16,415 | 4.0% | +9.39% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hendersonville, North Carolina | 2025 population #2324 | 67/100 | $1,332 | $53,449 | 15,867 | 3.2% | +4.51% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Eden, North Carolina | 2025 population #2365 | 64/100 | $799 | $47,260 | 15,500 | 8.3% | +0.55% | competitive | rent watch |
| Henderson, North Carolina | 2025 population #2404 | 59/100 | $848 | $39,969 | 15,013 | 9.4% | -0.92% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Reidsville, North Carolina | 2025 population #2437 | 61/100 | $822 | $42,921 | 14,692 | 6.4% | +0.74% | competitive | rent watch |
| Laurinburg, North Carolina | 2025 population #2455 | 61/100 | $774 | $42,170 | 14,582 | 11.0% | -2.59% | competitive | rent watch |
| Weddington, North Carolina | 2025 population #2464 | 82/100 | $1,927 | $190,766 | 14,517 | 1.8% | +10.15% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lewisville, North Carolina | 2025 population #2478 | 79/100 | $1,095 | $100,917 | 14,421 | 1.9% | +7.76% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | 2025 population #2484 | 56/100 | $858 | $53,690 | 14,386 | 8.1% | -5.59% | competitive | rent watch |
| Newton, North Carolina | 2025 population #2558 | 69/100 | $1,091 | $62,015 | 13,822 | 6.2% | +5.28% | competitive | rent watch |
| Smithfield, North Carolina | 2025 population #2654 | 74/100 | $658 | $43,270 | 13,114 | 7.2% | +16.01% | competitive | rent watch |
| Rolesville, North Carolina | 2025 population #2697 | 83/100 | $1,085 | $149,565 | 12,839 | 3.7% | +32.87% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lincolnton, North Carolina | 2025 population #2760 | 71/100 | $965 | $46,320 | 12,465 | 3.8% | +12.53% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Archdale, North Carolina | 2025 population #2792 | 67/100 | $1,034 | $64,757 | 12,254 | 2.5% | +3.07% | competitive | rent watch |
| Kings Mountain, North Carolina | 2025 population #2816 | 68/100 | $959 | $49,564 | 12,117 | 7.7% | +7.49% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Zebulon, North Carolina | 2025 population #2843 | 77/100 | $1,109 | $79,112 | 11,933 | 7.1% | +72.57% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Pineville, North Carolina | 2025 population #2859 | 76/100 | $1,552 | $69,354 | 11,851 | 5.2% | +11.75% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Elon, North Carolina | 2025 population #2931 | 63/100 | $2,080 | $84,773 | 11,366 | 5.1% | +0.20% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Summerfield, North Carolina | 2025 population #2940 | 76/100 | $1,521 | $160,275 | 11,327 | 2.1% | +3.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Spring Lake, North Carolina | 2025 population #2952 | 53/100 | $1,351 | $51,958 | 11,252 | 5.4% | -3.70% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Waynesville, North Carolina | 2025 population #3004 | 74/100 | $1,070 | $54,923 | 11,006 | 1.9% | +8.65% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Tarboro, North Carolina | 2025 population #3010 | 66/100 | $843 | $49,796 | 10,979 | 4.5% | +2.49% | competitive | rent watch |
| Winterville, North Carolina | 2025 population #3011 | 71/100 | $1,534 | $83,193 | 10,973 | 5.4% | +4.86% | competitive | rent watch |
| Mount Airy, North Carolina | 2025 population #3067 | 63/100 | $725 | $40,275 | 10,682 | 4.1% | +0.15% | competitive | rent watch |
| Morehead City, North Carolina | 2025 population #3121 | 74/100 | $1,134 | $56,233 | 10,434 | 2.0% | +9.03% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Aberdeen, North Carolina | 2025 population #3211 | 76/100 | $1,244 | $75,078 | 10,066 | 3.7% | +18.13% | competitive | rent watch |
| Washington, North Carolina | 2025 population #3245 | 58/100 | $856 | $40,186 | 9,910 | 3.5% | -1.46% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Gibsonville, North Carolina | 2025 population #3249 | 79/100 | $1,034 | $95,861 | 9,876 | 3.3% | +10.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hillsborough, North Carolina | 2025 population #3268 | 73/100 | $1,368 | $98,163 | 9,778 | 4.1% | +1.28% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wesley Chapel, North Carolina | 2025 population #3309 | 71/100 | $3,191 | $132,188 | 9,566 | 3.8% | +10.28% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Angier, North Carolina | 2025 population #3347 | 75/100 | $894 | $52,214 | 9,410 | 5.1% | +75.36% | competitive | rent watch |
| Oak Island, North Carolina | 2025 population #3370 | 79/100 | $1,339 | $85,872 | 9,337 | 3.0% | +11.21% | competitive | rent watch |
| Oxford, North Carolina | 2025 population #3465 | 57/100 | $995 | $43,054 | 8,985 | 7.0% | +2.30% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Conover, North Carolina | 2025 population #3475 | 72/100 | $898 | $65,972 | 8,938 | 3.3% | +6.03% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Rockingham, North Carolina | 2025 population #3514 | 57/100 | $659 | $37,224 | 8,815 | 11.3% | -4.66% | competitive | rent watch |
| Dunn, North Carolina | 2025 population #3515 | 67/100 | $788 | $46,830 | 8,814 | 3.2% | +4.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| Black Mountain, North Carolina | 2025 population #3599 | 68/100 | $1,652 | $77,042 | 8,491 | 3.9% | +0.78% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Clinton, North Carolina | 2025 population #3609 | 64/100 | $759 | $44,953 | 8,466 | 4.9% | +1.10% | competitive | rent watch |
| Roxboro, North Carolina | 2025 population #3633 | 58/100 | $860 | $36,553 | 8,380 | 13.5% | +3.23% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Fletcher, North Carolina | 2025 population #3635 | 70/100 | $1,484 | $75,272 | 8,373 | 3.0% | +5.25% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Woodfin, North Carolina | 2025 population #3681 | 69/100 | $1,546 | $71,384 | 8,229 | 3.0% | +3.63% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Siler City, North Carolina | 2025 population #3706 | 67/100 | $1,000 | $46,566 | 8,155 | 4.7% | +5.69% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Butner, North Carolina | 2025 population #3713 | 66/100 | $1,307 | $74,739 | 8,112 | 5.5% | +2.04% | competitive | rent watch |
| Brevard, North Carolina | 2025 population #3718 | 72/100 | $979 | $54,103 | 8,098 | 3.6% | +4.67% | competitive | rent watch |
| King, North Carolina | 2025 population #3752 | 74/100 | $895 | $57,817 | 7,977 | 1.0% | +10.84% | competitive | rent watch |
| Oak Ridge, North Carolina | 2025 population #3773 | 71/100 | $3,009 | $155,385 | 7,896 | 2.5% | +3.40% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina | 2025 population #3830 | 70/100 | $1,626 | $89,773 | 7,731 | 7.1% | +1.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| Mills River, North Carolina | 2025 population #3895 | 76/100 | $1,551 | $105,398 | 7,504 | 2.8% | +5.44% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Marion, North Carolina | 2025 population #3916 | 61/100 | $762 | $51,314 | 7,440 | 5.4% | -3.14% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Forest City, North Carolina | 2025 population #3927 | 55/100 | $813 | $35,524 | 7,410 | 7.5% | +0.76% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Selma, North Carolina | 2025 population #3929 | 70/100 | $820 | $41,368 | 7,406 | 4.9% | +17.28% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Unionville, North Carolina | 2025 population #3966 | 76/100 | $978 | $96,028 | 7,322 | 4.1% | +10.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| St. James, North Carolina | 2025 population #3969 | 74/100 | ACS pending | $116,383 | 7,318 | 6.2% | +12.00% | competitive | watch rent |
| Trinity, North Carolina | 2025 population #3981 | 69/100 | $955 | $82,664 | 7,274 | 3.2% | +3.44% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Marvin, North Carolina | 2025 population #4052 | 78/100 | ACS pending | $250,001 | 7,040 | 4.0% | +10.31% | competitive | watch rent |
| Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina | 2025 population #4114 | 71/100 | $1,385 | $62,676 | 6,875 | 3.5% | +15.82% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Carolina Beach, North Carolina | 2025 population #4116 | 75/100 | $1,513 | $94,398 | 6,870 | 7.8% | +4.49% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cherryville, North Carolina | 2025 population #4237 | 73/100 | $1,059 | $70,625 | 6,523 | 3.0% | +7.22% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Dallas, North Carolina | 2025 population #4285 | 74/100 | $872 | $58,403 | 6,392 | 4.5% | +7.85% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mocksville, North Carolina | 2025 population #4319 | 70/100 | $892 | $55,367 | 6,282 | 4.2% | +6.62% | competitive | rent watch |
| Stokesdale, North Carolina | 2025 population #4365 | 73/100 | $1,450 | $121,071 | 6,133 | 1.9% | +3.58% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Locust, North Carolina | 2025 population #4374 | 74/100 | $895 | $76,504 | 6,120 | 3.6% | +34.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Walkertown, North Carolina | 2025 population #4375 | 75/100 | $1,379 | $82,615 | 6,120 | 2.5% | +7.71% | competitive | rent watch |
| Nashville, North Carolina | 2025 population #4457 | 69/100 | $1,073 | $61,000 | 5,911 | 7.0% | +4.99% | competitive | rent watch |
| Holly Ridge, North Carolina | 2025 population #4458 | 83/100 | $1,315 | $104,788 | 5,908 | 1.6% | +41.61% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hamlet, North Carolina | 2025 population #4478 | 60/100 | $640 | $41,590 | 5,870 | 8.7% | -2.56% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bessemer City, North Carolina | 2025 population #4491 | 71/100 | $1,053 | $60,300 | 5,834 | 5.9% | +7.46% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cramerton, North Carolina | 2025 population #4549 | 75/100 | $1,364 | $82,160 | 5,713 | 3.5% | +7.53% | competitive | rent watch |
| Archer Lodge, North Carolina | 2025 population #4571 | 76/100 | $1,458 | $91,188 | 5,649 | 0.0% | +18.03% | competitive | rent watch |
| Carolina Shores, North Carolina | 2025 population #4628 | 68/100 | $1,973 | $76,087 | 5,540 | 3.9% | +20.93% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Whispering Pines, North Carolina | 2025 population #4645 | 78/100 | $2,336 | $126,450 | 5,505 | 3.3% | +10.74% | competitive | rent watch |
| Long View, North Carolina | 2025 population #4700 | 70/100 | $794 | $46,739 | 5,387 | 2.5% | +5.96% | competitive | rent watch |
| Shallotte, North Carolina | 2025 population #4718 | 77/100 | $1,256 | $88,367 | 5,335 | 3.1% | +27.11% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Ayden, North Carolina | 2025 population #4755 | 67/100 | $778 | $42,413 | 5,263 | 6.7% | +3.64% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pleasant Garden, North Carolina | 2025 population #4796 | 69/100 | $1,416 | $88,204 | 5,165 | 1.9% | +3.44% | competitive | rent watch |
| Midland, North Carolina | 2025 population #4805 | 78/100 | $1,418 | $101,477 | 5,151 | 1.8% | +8.97% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Surf City, North Carolina | 2025 population #4813 | 78/100 | $1,707 | $81,433 | 5,142 | 2.8% | +32.87% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Sawmills, North Carolina | 2025 population #4836 | 67/100 | $730 | $71,067 | 5,105 | 8.0% | +1.31% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Midway, North Carolina | 2025 population #4837 | 74/100 | $778 | $83,446 | 5,104 | 2.7% | +7.63% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Williamston, North Carolina | 2025 population #4846 | 60/100 | $684 | $38,738 | 5,086 | 9.8% | -2.99% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pittsboro, North Carolina | 2025 population #4868 | 80/100 | $1,211 | $81,639 | 5,054 | 1.1% | +11.27% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Creedmoor, North Carolina | 2025 population #4872 | 70/100 | $1,065 | $82,961 | 5,046 | 8.2% | +2.81% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lillington, North Carolina | 2025 population #4876 | 68/100 | $997 | $81,760 | 5,040 | 3.9% | +3.05% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wadesboro, North Carolina | 2025 population #4882 | 59/100 | $906 | $42,667 | 5,035 | 7.0% | +0.08% | competitive | rent stretched |