Top 100 Cities In North Carolina

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Best Places to Live in North Carolina AreaVibes scores the liveability of more than 15,000 cities across America based on their overall score or "AreaVibe". More infoTo sort by population, simply drag the slider left or right to find the range you're looking for. You can also sort each category by clicking on the category name to sort by highest to lowest or lowest to highest. If you've added up all the individual scores for each city and found that they don't equal 100, it's not because we're bad at math. Each category has a different weight, which results in the overall score being adjusted accordingly.

Rank	City	AreaVibe Score	Cost of Living	Crime Index	Education	Employment	Health & Safety	Housing	Transportation	Weather	Local Business	User Ratings
1	Pinehurst, NC	87.55	8.5	9.6	7.8	7.8	7.7	8.2	7.5	7.8	n/a	n/a
2	Whispering Pines, NC	87.40	8.5	9.6	8.0	7.9	8.0	8.1	7.0	7.8	n/a	n/a
3	Sunset Beach, NC	86.27	8.7	9.0	7.8	7.3	7.6	8.1	7.3	8.1	n/a	n/a
4	Trent Woods, NC	85.69	8.6	8.7	7.7	8.0	7.2	8.0	7.5	8.0	n/a	n/a
5	Cary, NC	84.84	6.8	8.7	7.9	8.3	7.0	8.3	7.0	7.8	6.9	10.0
6	Pine Knoll Shores, NC	84.66	8.6	n/a	7.9	7.6	7.5	8.4	6.8	8.1	n/a	n/a
7	Bermuda Run, NC	84.57	8.9	n/a	8.0	8.6	6.7	8.5	6.6	7.6	n/a	n/a
8	Weddington, NC	84.52	8.6	n/a	7.8	8.9	6.9	8.7	6.2	7.8	n/a	n/a
9	Marvin, NC	84.40	8.6	n/a	7.9	8.9	6.6	9.0	6.1	7.8	n/a	n/a
10	Blowing Rock, NC	84.34	8.5	n/a	7.7	7.6	7.2	8.6	7.5	7.6	n/a	n/a
11	Wrightsville Beach, NC	84.18	8.4	6.1	8.1	7.7	7.4	9.3	7.4	8.2	n/a	n/a
12	Biltmore Forest, NC	83.92	7.1	n/a	7.1	9.4	6.7	9.5	7.8	7.1	n/a	n/a
13	Davidson, NC	83.90	8.6	n/a	7.5	8.4	6.9	8.6	6.7	7.7	n/a	n/a
14	Brices Creek, NC	83.74	8.6	n/a	8.2	7.9	6.8	7.8	7.2	8.0	n/a	n/a
15	Northlakes, NC	83.65	8.5	n/a	7.9	8.1	7.0	7.9	7.3	7.6	n/a	n/a
16	Masonboro, NC	83.55	8.4	n/a	7.8	8.0	6.8	8.0	7.1	8.2	n/a	n/a
17	Fairfield Harbour, NC	83.37	8.6	n/a	8.0	7.5	6.8	8.0	7.3	8.0	n/a	n/a
18	Carolina Shores, NC	83.14	8.7	n/a	7.8	7.2	6.8	7.9	7.4	8.1	n/a	n/a
19	Lewisville, NC	83.11	8.9	n/a	7.8	8.0	6.7	7.8	7.1	7.6	n/a	n/a
20	Neuse Forest, NC	83.04	8.6	n/a	8.0	8.1	6.8	7.7	6.9	8.0	n/a	n/a
21	Ogden, NC	82.99	8.4	n/a	7.6	7.9	6.8	8.0	7.0	8.2	n/a	n/a
22	Wesley Chapel, NC	82.98	8.6	n/a	7.6	8.3	6.9	8.3	6.4	7.8	n/a	n/a
23	Oak Ridge, NC	82.69	8.9	n/a	7.7	8.3	6.1	8.3	6.7	7.6	n/a	n/a
24	Westport, NC	82.62	8.6	n/a	8.0	8.5	6.9	8.6	5.4	7.7	n/a	n/a
25	Southern Shores, NC	82.62	6.1	n/a	7.9	7.9	8.3	8.4	7.1	7.8	n/a	n/a
26	Jamestown, NC	82.48	9.1	n/a	7.6	7.8	6.1	8.1	7.3	7.6	n/a	n/a
27	River Bend, NC	82.14	8.6	n/a	7.7	7.4	6.8	7.7	7.2	8.0	n/a	n/a
28	Pinebluff, NC	82.12	8.5	8.6	6.9	7.0	7.6	7.2	7.2	7.9	n/a	n/a
29	Seven Lakes, NC	81.98	8.5	n/a	7.8	7.6	7.0	8.1	6.5	7.8	n/a	n/a
30	Boiling Springs, NC	81.97	8.5	n/a	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.9	n/a	n/a
31	Flat Rock, NC	81.95	7.1	n/a	8.0	8.1	6.7	8.8	7.4	7.1	n/a	n/a
32	Morrisville, NC	81.94	6.8	8.4	7.9	7.7	7.1	8.0	7.1	7.8	n/a	n/a
33	Kure Beach, NC	81.91	8.4	n/a	7.5	7.3	6.8	8.2	6.8	8.2	n/a	n/a
34	Harrisburg, NC	81.89	8.6	n/a	7.4	8.0	6.9	8.0	6.5	7.7	n/a	n/a
35	Emerald Isle, NC	81.86	8.6	6.8	7.8	7.6	7.3	8.2	6.6	8.0	n/a	n/a
36	Summerfield, NC	81.80	8.9	n/a	7.2	8.2	6.1	8.2	6.9	7.6	n/a	n/a
37	Seagate, NC	81.69	8.4	n/a	7.1	7.5	6.8	7.9	7.3	8.2	n/a	n/a
38	Cornelius, NC	81.58	8.6	7.9	7.1	8.2	6.6	8.4	5.9	7.7	n/a	n/a
39	Holly Springs, NC	81.52	6.8	9.0	7.7	8.2	7.0	8.0	5.9	7.8	n/a	n/a
40	Myrtle Grove, NC	81.50	8.4	n/a	7.3	7.7	6.8	7.9	6.7	8.2	n/a	n/a
41	Lake Park, NC	81.43	8.6	n/a	7.7	8.1	6.9	8.0	5.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
42	Cape Carteret, NC	81.38	8.6	7.3	7.6	7.2	7.3	7.8	6.7	8.0	n/a	n/a
43	Matthews, NC	81.36	8.6	7.5	7.6	8.1	6.9	8.1	6.4	7.8	7.0	n/a
44	Bayshore, NC	81.22	8.4	n/a	6.8	8.0	6.8	8.2	6.5	8.1	n/a	n/a
45	Kings Grant, NC	81.20	8.4	n/a	7.3	7.3	6.8	7.4	7.4	8.1	n/a	n/a
46	Huntersville, NC	81.10	8.6	8.3	7.5	8.2	6.9	8.2	6.2	7.7	6.0	n/a
47	Murraysville, NC	81.06	8.4	n/a	7.4	7.3	6.8	7.4	7.2	8.1	n/a	n/a
48	Jacksonville, NC	80.79	8.6	n/a	7.6	6.5	6.2	6.8	7.9	8.0	6.9	9.0
49	Boiling Spring Lakes, NC	80.72	8.4	8.6	7.3	6.8	6.8	7.2	6.7	8.2	n/a	n/a
50	Southport, NC	80.62	8.4	n/a	7.2	6.6	6.9	7.6	7.5	8.2	n/a	n/a
51	Red Oak, NC	80.61	8.2	n/a	6.9	7.7	7.2	7.6	7.1	7.7	n/a	n/a
52	Skippers Corner, NC	80.59	8.4	n/a	7.2	7.0	6.8	7.7	7.1	8.1	n/a	n/a
53	Forest Oaks, NC	80.56	8.4	n/a	7.6	7.9	6.1	8.0	6.8	7.6	n/a	n/a
54	Boone, NC	80.53	9.3	7.4	7.4	5.5	7.5	7.6	8.3	7.4	6.8	n/a
55	Rockwell, NC	80.50	9.1	8.1	6.7	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.0	7.8	n/a	n/a
56	Sea Breeze, NC	80.37	8.4	n/a	7.1	7.1	6.8	8.0	6.7	8.2	n/a	n/a
57	Broadway, NC	80.33	8.5	n/a	7.1	7.6	7.2	7.2	6.7	7.9	n/a	n/a
58	Buies Creek, NC	80.30	8.5	n/a	8.5	5.6	6.8	7.1	7.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
59	Laurel Park, NC	80.30	7.1	n/a	7.9	7.6	7.1	8.0	7.4	7.1	n/a	n/a
60	Silver Lake, NC	80.21	8.4	n/a	7.4	7.1	6.8	7.2	7.1	8.2	n/a	n/a
61	Cramerton, NC	80.20	8.6	7.8	6.6	7.3	7.1	7.3	6.9	7.9	n/a	n/a
62	Valdese, NC	80.18	8.5	9.2	6.1	6.4	7.4	6.8	7.6	7.6	n/a	n/a
63	Elon College, NC	80.17	8.4	n/a	7.4	7.0	6.1	7.9	7.8	7.6	n/a	n/a
64	Tobaccoville, NC	80.16	8.9	n/a	7.3	7.4	6.7	7.4	6.9	7.6	n/a	n/a
65	Bethlehem, NC	80.10	8.5	n/a	6.7	7.6	7.0	7.6	7.1	7.6	n/a	n/a
66	Granite Quarry, NC	80.07	9.1	n/a	6.9	7.1	6.8	7.3	7.1	7.8	n/a	n/a
67	Apex, NC	79.99	6.8	n/a	8.0	8.2	7.0	8.2	6.7	7.8	6.7	n/a
68	Indian Trail, NC	79.96	8.6	n/a	7.5	7.5	6.9	7.4	6.3	7.8	n/a	n/a
69	Pope AFB, NC	79.96	8.5	n/a	7.4	6.4	7.0	6.2	8.5	7.9	n/a	n/a
70	Clemmons, NC	79.95	8.9	n/a	7.5	7.9	6.7	8.0	7.1	7.6	5.7	n/a
71	Woodlawn, NC	79.90	8.4	n/a	7.5	7.6	6.1	8.1	6.7	7.6	n/a	n/a
72	Stallings, NC	79.87	8.6	7.3	7.0	7.5	6.9	7.5	6.6	7.8	n/a	n/a
73	Surf City, NC	79.81	8.6	6.9	7.4	7.0	7.2	7.9	6.3	8.0	n/a	n/a
74	Mount Pleasant, NC	79.81	8.6	n/a	6.8	7.4	6.9	7.7	6.7	7.7	n/a	n/a
75	Newport, NC	79.77	8.6	8.2	6.7	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.2	8.0	n/a	n/a
76	Waxhaw, NC	79.73	8.6	6.8	7.5	7.7	7.2	7.7	5.9	7.8	n/a	n/a
77	Unionville, NC	79.72	8.6	n/a	6.9	7.7	6.9	7.6	6.3	7.8	n/a	n/a
78	Mountain View, NC	79.65	8.5	n/a	6.6	7.5	7.0	7.2	7.3	7.6	n/a	n/a
79	Lowesville, NC	79.59	8.6	n/a	7.1	7.5	6.9	7.5	6.4	7.7	n/a	n/a
80	Drexel, NC	79.59	8.5	9.0	6.1	6.7	7.0	6.8	7.5	7.6	n/a	n/a
81	Mint Hill, NC	79.56	8.6	7.2	7.3	7.9	6.3	7.8	6.1	7.8	n/a	n/a
82	Rutherfordton, NC	79.52	8.5	8.0	6.4	6.9	7.5	7.2	7.4	7.1	n/a	n/a
83	Welcome, NC	79.46	9.1	n/a	6.6	7.1	6.7	7.3	7.2	7.6	n/a	n/a
84	Kill Devil Hills, NC	79.44	6.1	n/a	7.7	7.0	8.2	7.3	7.3	8.1	n/a	n/a
85	Stokesdale, NC	79.43	8.9	n/a	7.3	7.5	6.1	7.6	6.6	7.6	n/a	n/a
86	Concord, NC	79.34	8.6	6.9	6.8	7.3	6.8	7.4	6.7	7.7	6.3	9.0
87	Biscoe, NC	79.34	9.1	7.9	6.0	6.7	7.4	6.2	7.8	7.8	n/a	n/a
88	Wrightsboro, NC	79.34	8.4	n/a	7.1	6.8	6.8	7.1	7.2	8.1	n/a	n/a
89	Rockfish, NC	79.34	8.5	n/a	7.2	7.3	7.0	7.1	6.4	8.0	n/a	n/a
90	Pumpkin Center, NC	79.27	8.6	n/a	7.0	7.1	6.9	6.8	7.1	8.0	n/a	n/a
91	Pleasant Garden, NC	79.27	9.1	n/a	7.1	7.3	6.1	7.6	6.7	7.6	n/a	n/a
92	Kitty Hawk, NC	79.18	6.1	7.0	7.6	7.1	8.2	7.8	7.2	7.8	n/a	n/a
93	Lake Norman of Catawba, NC	79.13	8.6	n/a	7.1	7.5	6.8	8.2	5.6	7.7	n/a	n/a
94	Black Mountain, NC	79.11	7.1	8.7	7.2	6.7	7.3	7.2	7.4	7.1	n/a	n/a
95	King, NC	79.11	8.9	6.7	7.2	7.4	6.9	7.4	6.6	7.6	n/a	n/a
96	Archdale, NC	79.03	9.1	7.7	6.7	7.1	6.1	7.2	7.2	7.6	n/a	n/a
97	Mar-Mac, NC	79.02	8.5	n/a	6.6	7.0	7.4	6.8	7.1	8.0	n/a	n/a
98	Lake Waccamaw, NC	79.00	8.4	n/a	6.4	7.3	6.8	7.7	6.6	8.1	n/a	n/a
99	Wingate, NC	78.98	8.6	n/a	6.7	6.6	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.8	n/a	n/a
100	Piney Green, NC	78.94	8.6	n/a	7.4	6.8	6.9	6.7	7.0	8.0	n/a	n/a