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96places with a guide $71,510typical household income $1,263typical rent per month Charlottelargest placepop. 904k

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Charlotte	904k	$82,068	$1,612	4.0%
Raleigh	481k	$85,395	$1,572	3.3%
Greensboro	301k	$61,515	$1,172	4.4%
Durham	291k	$81,619	$1,508	3.4%
Winston-Salem	252k	$59,268	$1,087	4.3%
Fayetteville	211k	$58,407	$1,250	5.1%
Cary	179k	$134,905	$1,738	3.1%
Wilmington	121k	$66,738	$1,395	3.7%
High Point	116k	$64,561	$1,116	4.6%
Concord	109k	$86,921	$1,451	3.7%
Asheville	95k	$71,102	$1,402	5.2%
Greenville	93k	$49,748	$1,007	4.5%
Gastonia	83k	$64,059	$1,204	4.3%
Jacksonville	71k	$57,697	$1,321	5.1%
Apex	71k	$144,135	$1,902	3.0%
Huntersville	64k	$120,516	$1,834	3.4%
Chapel Hill	62k	$85,989	$1,613	3.7%
Burlington	60k	$56,880	$1,051	4.2%
Kannapolis	58k	$73,836	$1,319	3.9%
Rocky Mount	54k	$55,534	$957	6.1%
Wake Forest	53k	$123,802	$1,596	3.3%
Mooresville	52k	$89,647	$1,626	3.8%
Wilson	48k	$52,485	$971	5.7%
Holly Springs	45k	$135,578	$2,021	3.0%
Hickory	44k	$64,576	$1,063	3.9%
Indian Trail	42k	$108,483	$2,077	3.1%
Fuquay-Varina	40k	$115,497	$1,720	3.3%
Monroe	37k	$72,540	$1,246	3.9%
Salisbury	36k	$53,716	$1,071	4.6%
Garner	34k	$78,756	$1,549	3.5%
Goldsboro	34k	$48,540	$971	4.8%
Cornelius	33k	$113,767	$1,722	3.5%
New Bern	33k	$61,031	$1,081	3.6%
Sanford	31k	$57,586	$1,052	4.2%
Morrisville	31k	$125,396	$1,858	2.9%
Matthews	31k	$108,611	$1,764	3.5%
Statesville	30k	$52,880	$1,000	4.2%
Leland	30k	$91,977	$1,735	3.6%
Clayton	29k	$78,822	$1,661	3.3%
Kernersville	28k	$71,918	$1,082	3.5%
Asheboro	28k	$47,197	$906	4.0%
Mint Hill	28k	$100,860	$1,528	3.6%
Thomasville	27k	$60,935	$879	4.5%
Waxhaw	22k	$131,894	$1,840	3.4%
Shelby	22k	$48,376	$945	4.4%
Clemmons	22k	$87,655	$1,269	4.0%
Carrboro	21k	$85,743	$1,470	3.3%
Knightdale	20k	$103,220	$1,674	3.2%
Boone	20k	$30,065	$1,111	3.5%
Lexington	20k	$43,128	$893	3.8%
Harrisburg	20k	$148,254	$2,640	3.6%
Mebane	20k	$83,174	$1,283	3.9%
Kinston	20k	$36,878	$867	5.5%
Elizabeth City	19k	$52,141	$1,117	4.0%
Lumberton	19k	$42,877	$866	5.3%
Lenoir	18k	$49,910	$664	3.9%
Pinehurst	18k	$109,802	$1,664	3.4%
Mount Holly	18k	$79,385	$1,256	4.0%
Graham	18k	$56,239	$1,071	3.9%
Hope Mills	18k	$65,774	$1,141	4.8%
Havelock	18k	$58,408	$1,280	3.9%
Morganton	18k	$51,355	$944	3.9%
Stallings	17k	$115,974	$1,882	3.4%
Albemarle	17k	$46,881	$880	3.2%
Southern Pines	16k	$88,535	$1,354	3.4%
Murraysville	16k	$81,167	$1,777	3.5%
Davidson	16k	$166,556	$1,652	3.9%
Belmont	16k	$94,883	$1,365	4.0%
Hendersonville	15k	$53,449	$1,332	3.5%
Eden	15k	$47,260	$799	4.2%
Laurinburg	15k	$42,170	$774	5.3%
Henderson	15k	$39,969	$848	4.6%
Roanoke Rapids	15k	$53,690	$858	5.4%
Reidsville	15k	$42,921	$822	4.2%
Piney Green	14k	$72,177	$1,202	4.0%
Anderson Creek	14k	$87,287	$1,251	4.0%
Lewisville	14k	$100,917	$1,095	4.0%
Weddington	14k	$190,766	—	3.4%
Newton	13k	$62,015	$1,091	3.7%
Wendell	13k	$95,787	$1,457	3.2%
Myrtle Grove	13k	$113,463	$1,463	3.5%
Lake Norman of Iredell	12k	$173,542	$1,327	3.6%
Smithfield	12k	$43,270	—	3.2%
Archdale	12k	$64,757	$1,034	3.6%
Kings Mountain	12k	$49,564	$959	4.4%
Lincolnton	12k	$46,320	$965	3.4%
Spring Lake	12k	$51,958	$1,351	4.8%
Spout Springs	11k	$92,402	$2,010	4.0%
Summerfield	11k	$160,275	—	4.3%
Pineville	11k	$69,354	$1,552	3.9%
Elon	11k	$84,773	$2,080	3.9%
Tarboro	11k	$49,796	$843	5.6%
Rolesville	11k	$149,565	—	3.2%
Winterville	11k	$83,193	$1,534	4.1%
Mount Airy	11k	$40,275	$725	3.5%
Waynesville	11k	$54,923	$1,070	3.9%

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