RANKING · 2024 ACS · 175 SHOWN OF 175

Most rooted, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS) — the places where people stay put. This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01St. Stephens, NCNC9,45797.6%+10.6 pts

02Rolesville, NCNC12,83997.4%+5.5 pts

03Barbecue, NCNC5,91096.6%–

04Butner, NCNC8,11296.2%+9.0 pts

05Mills River, NCNC7,50495.7%+11.0 pts

06Midway, NCNC5,10495.5%−0.9 pts

07Midland, NCNC5,15195.5%+12.4 pts

08Angier, NCNC9,41095.2%+8.4 pts

09Lewisville, NCNC14,42194.1%+2.3 pts

10Washington, NCNC9,91094.0%+0.9 pts

11Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54093.9%+8.2 pts

12Sawmills, NCNC5,10593.8%+8.8 pts

13Gibsonville, NCNC9,87693.8%+2.5 pts

14Stokesdale, NCNC6,13393.7%+7.6 pts

15Marvin, NCNC7,04093.7%−0.9 pts

16King, NCNC7,97793.5%+5.0 pts

17Creedmoor, NCNC5,04693.4%+0.8 pts

18Archdale, NCNC12,25493.0%+6.5 pts

19Smithfield, NCNC13,11493.0%+4.7 pts

20Ogden, NCNC8,24992.7%+5.5 pts

21Stallings, NCNC17,76092.6%+5.5 pts

22Westport, NCNC5,91592.5%+5.7 pts

23Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56692.3%+1.7 pts

24Rockingham, NCNC8,81592.3%+10.7 pts

25Nashville, NCNC5,91192.2%+2.0 pts

26Harrisburg, NCNC20,74292.2%+4.8 pts

27Mint Hill, NCNC29,47692.2%+3.8 pts

28Cherryville, NCNC6,52392.0%−1.0 pts

29Ayden, NCNC5,26392.0%+1.4 pts

30Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87091.9%+5.8 pts

31Weddington, NCNC14,51791.8%+5.6 pts

32Summerfield, NCNC11,32791.7%+1.0 pts

33Shallotte, NCNC5,33591.6%+2.2 pts

34Hamlet, NCNC5,87091.3%+8.0 pts

35Silver Lake, NCNC6,56391.3%+3.0 pts

36Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04991.2%+10.9 pts

37Etowah, NCNC7,96891.1%+4.9 pts

38Monroe, NCNC42,64491.0%+5.7 pts

39Pittsboro, NCNC5,05490.8%+9.3 pts

40Lexington, NCNC20,23890.8%+9.0 pts

41Forest City, NCNC7,41090.8%+7.3 pts

42Bessemer City, NCNC5,83490.7%−0.8 pts

43Unionville, NCNC7,32290.5%+3.2 pts

44Swannanoa, NCNC6,90190.4%+1.4 pts

45Lenoir, NCNC18,37290.3%+5.0 pts

46Newton, NCNC13,82290.2%+7.3 pts

47Locust, NCNC6,12090.2%−0.1 pts

48Mount Holly, NCNC19,03390.1%+4.7 pts

49Wendell, NCNC19,68790.1%+8.8 pts

50Hampstead, NCNC9,29290.1%−0.5 pts

51Matthews, NCNC32,76990.0%+2.2 pts

52Kings Grant, NCNC9,00390.0%+1.9 pts

53Clinton, NCNC8,46689.9%+2.9 pts

54Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63789.8%+4.2 pts

55Tarboro, NCNC10,97989.8%−2.7 pts

56Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73189.8%+0.6 pts

57Thomasville, NCNC27,73389.7%+3.8 pts

58Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53689.7%+2.7 pts

59Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16589.7%+10.6 pts

60Porters Neck, NCNC7,65489.6%+1.5 pts

61Oak Island, NCNC9,33789.6%+3.8 pts

62St. James, NCNC7,31889.6%−2.9 pts

63Lumberton, NCNC18,95589.5%+1.1 pts

64Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89689.2%+0.1 pts

65Kannapolis, NCNC61,70889.2%+2.6 pts

66Long View, NCNC5,38789.1%−1.0 pts

67Dallas, NCNC6,39289.1%+6.6 pts

68Mount Airy, NCNC10,68289.1%+3.1 pts

69Dunn, NCNC8,81488.9%−0.6 pts

70Indian Trail, NCNC44,30388.9%+4.2 pts

71Knightdale, NCNC23,14488.8%+1.1 pts

72Marion, NCNC7,44088.8%+1.7 pts

73Graham, NCNC20,13188.8%+2.0 pts

74Concord, NCNC114,59888.7%+3.7 pts

75Holly Springs, NCNC50,28888.6%+1.9 pts

76Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12088.6%+3.6 pts

77Siler City, NCNC8,15588.5%+5.0 pts

78Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38688.5%−0.2 pts

79Winterville, NCNC10,97388.3%+1.2 pts

80Gastonia, NCNC87,06788.3%+3.6 pts

81Walkertown, NCNC6,12088.3%+2.8 pts

82Reidsville, NCNC14,69288.2%+1.7 pts

83Mebane, NCNC21,95288.2%+2.2 pts

84Lincolnton, NCNC12,46588.1%+11.8 pts

85Clayton, NCNC32,63388.1%+10.6 pts

86Statesville, NCNC32,18188.0%+3.9 pts

87Clemmons, NCNC22,80887.9%−1.2 pts

88Selma, NCNC7,40687.9%+3.3 pts

89Burlington, NCNC61,49687.9%+2.6 pts

90Henderson, NCNC15,01387.8%+3.1 pts

91Leland, NCNC35,73187.6%+1.5 pts

92Murraysville, NCNC16,33987.6%+3.1 pts

93Black Mountain, NCNC8,49187.5%−1.2 pts

94Asheboro, NCNC27,99087.5%+4.4 pts

95Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11787.5%+4.0 pts

96Apex, NCNC80,41987.4%+2.3 pts

97Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49487.4%−2.3 pts

98Shelby, NCNC23,30987.3%+3.3 pts

99Oxford, NCNC8,98587.2%+5.6 pts

100Kinston, NCNC19,70587.2%+2.0 pts

101Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90686.9%−2.8 pts

102East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32386.9%+1.4 pts

103Waxhaw, NCNC23,14086.7%−1.1 pts

104Pinehurst, NCNC18,67086.7%+2.1 pts

105Laurinburg, NCNC14,58286.6%+5.1 pts

106Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87586.6%−0.9 pts

107Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50586.4%+2.4 pts

108Salisbury, NCNC36,87986.4%+3.5 pts

109Williamston, NCNC5,08686.3%−9.2 pts

110Brevard, NCNC8,09886.3%+4.2 pts

111Belmont, NCNC16,41586.3%+2.8 pts

112Morganton, NCNC17,84986.2%+3.7 pts

113Eden, NCNC15,50086.2%+1.2 pts

114Sanford, NCNC34,13886.1%−0.1 pts

115Aberdeen, NCNC10,06686.0%−3.2 pts

116Trinity, NCNC7,27486.0%+3.5 pts

117Fletcher, NCNC8,37385.9%−8.3 pts

118Kernersville, NCNC29,12885.8%+2.0 pts

119Huntersville, NCNC68,53585.7%−1.4 pts

120Hillsborough, NCNC9,77885.6%+7.9 pts

121Cornelius, NCNC35,09485.5%−0.9 pts

122Northchase, NCNC5,89685.5%−5.1 pts

123Wadesboro, NCNC5,03585.4%−8.0 pts

124Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27185.3%+0.1 pts

125Albemarle, NCNC17,76985.3%+3.0 pts

126Conover, NCNC8,93885.3%−0.6 pts

127Hickory, NCNC45,97585.2%+2.5 pts

128High Point, NCNC120,57185.1%+2.5 pts

129Wilson, NCNC49,57285.1%+0.5 pts

130Cary, NCNC183,58284.8%+2.5 pts

131Hope Mills, NCNC18,32484.7%−1.7 pts

132Moyock, NCNC5,68484.7%−2.1 pts

133New Bern, NCNC34,72484.6%−0.2 pts

134Asheville, NCNC93,52384.4%+2.1 pts

135Mocksville, NCNC6,28284.3%−4.8 pts

136Zebulon, NCNC11,93384.3%−4.5 pts

137Wake Forest, NCNC58,14784.0%+7.1 pts

138Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64983.7%−16.2 pts

139Charlotte, NCNC964,78483.7%+1.3 pts

140Woodfin, NCNC8,22983.6%+9.8 pts

141Garner, NCNC41,56283.5%+5.5 pts

142Cramerton, NCNC5,71383.1%−4.7 pts

143Mooresville, NCNC55,84282.8%+4.0 pts

144Hendersonville, NCNC15,86782.7%+1.7 pts

145Greensboro, NCNC308,66782.5%−0.0 pts

146Durham, NCNC305,56182.4%+2.4 pts

147Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28782.2%−10.1 pts

148Piney Green, NCNC14,07882.0%+4.1 pts

149Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92782.0%+3.6 pts

150Waynesville, NCNC11,00681.9%+1.6 pts

151Southern Pines, NCNC17,35781.8%+5.5 pts

152Morehead City, NCNC10,43481.6%+2.5 pts

153Lillington, NCNC5,04081.5%+3.1 pts

154Raleigh, NCNC506,30681.3%+1.5 pts

155Goldsboro, NCNC35,01281.1%+3.3 pts

156Carrboro, NCNC20,96280.9%+2.5 pts

157Davidson, NCNC16,66279.9%+2.5 pts

158Havelock, NCNC17,43079.4%+7.0 pts

159Fayetteville, NCNC209,12079.3%+3.3 pts

160Wilmington, NCNC126,80979.1%−0.6 pts

161Roxboro, NCNC8,38078.8%−8.5 pts

162Surf City, NCNC5,14278.4%+2.9 pts

163Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62277.8%+2.5 pts

164Half Moon, NCNC7,37877.7%−4.6 pts

165Morrisville, NCNC32,46677.6%+3.4 pts

166Pineville, NCNC11,85177.5%+2.9 pts

167Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90874.2%−9.9 pts

168Elon, NCNC11,36674.1%−0.4 pts

169Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56573.7%+6.8 pts

170Greenville, NCNC96,44373.4%+6.0 pts

171Jacksonville, NCNC72,73272.1%+8.6 pts

172Spout Springs, NCNC11,24271.7%−8.5 pts

173Spring Lake, NCNC11,25268.3%+5.9 pts

174Cullowhee, NCNC7,97356.3%+4.4 pts

175Boone, NCNC19,92951.3%+4.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES