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). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 175 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 175 is 87.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Midland, NC, up 110 places to #7.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲58St. Stephens, NCNC9,45797.6%+10.6 pts

02▲11Rolesville, NCNC12,83997.4%+5.5 pts

03Barbecue, NCNC5,91096.6%–

04▲50Butner, NCNC8,11296.2%+9.0 pts

05▲96Mills River, NCNC7,50495.7%+11.0 pts

06▼4Midway, NCNC5,10495.5%−0.9 pts

07▲110Midland, NCNC5,15195.5%+12.4 pts

08▲55Angier, NCNC9,41095.2%+8.4 pts

09▲5Lewisville, NCNC14,42194.1%+2.3 pts

10▼3Washington, NCNC9,91094.0%+0.9 pts

11▲72Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54093.9%+8.2 pts

12▲83Sawmills, NCNC5,10593.8%+8.8 pts

13▲3Gibsonville, NCNC9,87693.8%+2.5 pts

14▲62Stokesdale, NCNC6,13393.7%+7.6 pts

15▼11Marvin, NCNC7,04093.7%−0.9 pts

16▲22King, NCNC7,97793.5%+5.0 pts

17▼8Creedmoor, NCNC5,04693.4%+0.8 pts

18▲50Archdale, NCNC12,25493.0%+6.5 pts

19▲22Smithfield, NCNC13,11493.0%+4.7 pts

20▲33Ogden, NCNC8,24992.7%+5.5 pts

21▲39Stallings, NCNC17,76092.6%+5.5 pts

22▲42Westport, NCNC5,91592.5%+5.7 pts

23▼5Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56692.3%+1.7 pts

24▲110Rockingham, NCNC8,81592.3%+10.7 pts

25▼3Nashville, NCNC5,91192.2%+2.0 pts

26▲24Harrisburg, NCNC20,74292.2%+4.8 pts

27▲13Mint Hill, NCNC29,47692.2%+3.8 pts

28▼20Cherryville, NCNC6,52392.0%−1.0 pts

29▼10Ayden, NCNC5,26392.0%+1.4 pts

30▲47Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87091.9%+5.8 pts

31▲42Weddington, NCNC14,51791.8%+5.6 pts

32▼15Summerfield, NCNC11,32791.7%+1.0 pts

33▼5Shallotte, NCNC5,33591.6%+2.2 pts

34▲82Hamlet, NCNC5,87091.3%+8.0 pts

35▲7Silver Lake, NCNC6,56391.3%+3.0 pts

36▲105Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04991.2%+10.9 pts

37▲38Etowah, NCNC7,96891.1%+4.9 pts

38▲50Monroe, NCNC42,64491.0%+5.7 pts

39▲96Pittsboro, NCNC5,05490.8%+9.3 pts

40▲93Lexington, NCNC20,23890.8%+9.0 pts

41▲72Forest City, NCNC7,41090.8%+7.3 pts

42▼27Bessemer City, NCNC5,83490.7%−0.8 pts

43▲9Unionville, NCNC7,32290.5%+3.2 pts

44▼10Swannanoa, NCNC6,90190.4%+1.4 pts

45▲46Lenoir, NCNC18,37290.3%+5.0 pts

46▲73Newton, NCNC13,82290.2%+7.3 pts

47▼24Locust, NCNC6,12090.2%−0.1 pts

48▲39Mount Holly, NCNC19,03390.1%+4.7 pts

49▲89Wendell, NCNC19,68790.1%+8.8 pts

50▼29Hampstead, NCNC9,29290.1%−0.5 pts

51▼4Matthews, NCNC32,76990.0%+2.2 pts

52▼8Kings Grant, NCNC9,00390.0%+1.9 pts

53▲8Clinton, NCNC8,46689.9%+2.9 pts

54▲30Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63789.8%+4.2 pts

55▼45Tarboro, NCNC10,97989.8%−2.7 pts

56▼26Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73189.8%+0.6 pts

57▲23Thomasville, NCNC27,73389.7%+3.8 pts

58▼1Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53689.7%+2.7 pts

59▲88Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16589.7%+10.6 pts

60▼17Porters Neck, NCNC7,65489.6%+1.5 pts

61▲21Oak Island, NCNC9,33789.6%+3.8 pts

62▼51St. James, NCNC7,31889.6%−2.9 pts

63▼24Lumberton, NCNC18,95589.5%+1.1 pts

64▼31Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89689.2%+0.1 pts

65▲4Kannapolis, NCNC61,70889.2%+2.6 pts

66▼42Long View, NCNC5,38789.1%−1.0 pts

67▲58Dallas, NCNC6,39289.1%+6.6 pts

68▲10Mount Airy, NCNC10,68289.1%+3.1 pts

69▼42Dunn, NCNC8,81488.9%−0.6 pts

70▲32Indian Trail, NCNC44,30388.9%+4.2 pts

71▼23Knightdale, NCNC23,14488.8%+1.1 pts

72▼14Marion, NCNC7,44088.8%+1.7 pts

73▼11Graham, NCNC20,13188.8%+2.0 pts

74▲20Concord, NCNC114,59888.7%+3.7 pts

75▼9Holly Springs, NCNC50,28888.6%+1.9 pts

76▲20Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12088.6%+3.6 pts

77▲37Siler City, NCNC8,15588.5%+5.0 pts

78▼41Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38688.5%−0.2 pts

79▼23Winterville, NCNC10,97388.3%+1.2 pts

80▲20Gastonia, NCNC87,06788.3%+3.6 pts

81▲5Walkertown, NCNC6,12088.3%+2.8 pts

82▼15Reidsville, NCNC14,69288.2%+1.7 pts

83▼4Mebane, NCNC21,95288.2%+2.2 pts

84▲75Lincolnton, NCNC12,46588.1%+11.8 pts

85▲71Clayton, NCNC32,63388.1%+10.6 pts

86▲21Statesville, NCNC32,18188.0%+3.9 pts

87▼56Clemmons, NCNC22,80887.9%−1.2 pts

88▲17Selma, NCNC7,40687.9%+3.3 pts

89Burlington, NCNC61,49687.9%+2.6 pts

90▲9Henderson, NCNC15,01387.8%+3.1 pts

91▼17Leland, NCNC35,73187.6%+1.5 pts

92▲14Murraysville, NCNC16,33987.6%+3.1 pts

93▼57Black Mountain, NCNC8,49187.5%−1.2 pts

94▲24Asheboro, NCNC27,99087.5%+4.4 pts

95▲17Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11787.5%+4.0 pts

96▼4Apex, NCNC80,41987.4%+2.3 pts

97▼71Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49487.4%−2.3 pts

98▲12Shelby, NCNC23,30987.3%+3.3 pts

99▲37Oxford, NCNC8,98587.2%+5.6 pts

100▼7Kinston, NCNC19,70587.2%+2.0 pts

101▼76Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90686.9%−2.8 pts

102▼17East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32386.9%+1.4 pts

103▼58Waxhaw, NCNC23,14086.7%−1.1 pts

104▼1Pinehurst, NCNC18,67086.7%+2.1 pts

105▲32Laurinburg, NCNC14,58286.6%+5.1 pts

106▼57Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87586.6%−0.9 pts

107▲2Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50586.4%+2.4 pts

108▲12Salisbury, NCNC36,87986.4%+3.5 pts

109▼106Williamston, NCNC5,08686.3%−9.2 pts

110▲22Brevard, NCNC8,09886.3%+4.2 pts

111▲4Belmont, NCNC16,41586.3%+2.8 pts

112▲11Morganton, NCNC17,84986.2%+3.7 pts

113▼16Eden, NCNC15,50086.2%+1.2 pts

114▼42Sanford, NCNC34,13886.1%−0.1 pts

115▼86Aberdeen, NCNC10,06686.0%−3.2 pts

116▲10Trinity, NCNC7,27486.0%+3.5 pts

117▼112Fletcher, NCNC8,37385.9%−8.3 pts

118▼7Kernersville, NCNC29,12885.8%+2.0 pts

119▼64Huntersville, NCNC68,53585.7%−1.4 pts

120▲35Hillsborough, NCNC9,77885.6%+7.9 pts

121▼50Cornelius, NCNC35,09485.5%−0.9 pts

122▼102Northchase, NCNC5,89685.5%−5.1 pts

123▼117Wadesboro, NCNC5,03585.4%−8.0 pts

124▼34Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27185.3%+0.1 pts

125▲4Albemarle, NCNC17,76985.3%+3.0 pts

126▼45Conover, NCNC8,93885.3%−0.6 pts

127▼5Hickory, NCNC45,97585.2%+2.5 pts

128▼7High Point, NCNC120,57185.1%+2.5 pts

129▼25Wilson, NCNC49,57285.1%+0.5 pts

130▼2Cary, NCNC183,58284.8%+2.5 pts

131▼61Hope Mills, NCNC18,32484.7%−1.7 pts

132▼67Moyock, NCNC5,68484.7%−2.1 pts

133▼35New Bern, NCNC34,72484.6%−0.2 pts

134▼3Asheville, NCNC93,52384.4%+2.1 pts

135▼103Mocksville, NCNC6,28284.3%−4.8 pts

136▼101Zebulon, NCNC11,93384.3%−4.5 pts

137▲21Wake Forest, NCNC58,14784.0%+7.1 pts

138▼137Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64983.7%−16.2 pts

139▼12Charlotte, NCNC964,78483.7%+1.3 pts

140▲27Woodfin, NCNC8,22983.6%+9.8 pts

141▲11Garner, NCNC41,56283.5%+5.5 pts

142▼96Cramerton, NCNC5,71383.1%−4.7 pts

143▲5Mooresville, NCNC55,84282.8%+4.0 pts

144▼5Hendersonville, NCNC15,86782.7%+1.7 pts

145▼21Greensboro, NCNC308,66782.5%0.0 pts

146▼3Durham, NCNC305,56182.4%+2.4 pts

147▼135Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28782.2%−10.1 pts

148▲5Piney Green, NCNC14,07882.0%+4.1 pts

149▲1Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92782.0%+3.6 pts

150▼10Waynesville, NCNC11,00681.9%+1.6 pts

151▲9Southern Pines, NCNC17,35781.8%+5.5 pts

152▼6Morehead City, NCNC10,43481.6%+2.5 pts

153▼2Lillington, NCNC5,04081.5%+3.1 pts

154▼10Raleigh, NCNC506,30681.3%+1.5 pts

155▼1Goldsboro, NCNC35,01281.1%+3.3 pts

156▼7Carrboro, NCNC20,96280.9%+2.5 pts

157Davidson, NCNC16,66279.9%+2.5 pts

158▲10Havelock, NCNC17,43079.4%+7.0 pts

159▲2Fayetteville, NCNC209,12079.3%+3.3 pts

160▼15Wilmington, NCNC126,80979.1%−0.6 pts

161▼110Roxboro, NCNC8,38078.8%−8.5 pts

162Surf City, NCNC5,14278.4%+2.9 pts

163Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62277.8%+2.5 pts

164▼34Half Moon, NCNC7,37877.7%−4.6 pts

165▲1Morrisville, NCNC32,46677.6%+3.4 pts

166▼2Pineville, NCNC11,85177.5%+2.9 pts

167▼59Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90874.2%−9.9 pts

168▼3Elon, NCNC11,36674.1%−0.4 pts

169▲1Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56573.7%+6.8 pts

170▼1Greenville, NCNC96,44373.4%+6.0 pts

171Jacksonville, NCNC72,73272.1%+8.6 pts

172▼30Spout Springs, NCNC11,24271.7%−8.5 pts

173▼1Spring Lake, NCNC11,25268.3%+5.9 pts

174▼1Cullowhee, NCNC7,97356.3%+4.4 pts

175▼1Boone, NCNC19,92951.3%+4.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES