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Most transient, North Carolina cities

North Carolina cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. 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: Archer Lodge, NC, up 136 places to #38.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Boone, NCNC19,92951.3%+4.3 pts

02Cullowhee, NCNC7,97356.3%+4.4 pts

03Spring Lake, NCNC11,25268.3%+5.9 pts

04▲29Spout Springs, NCNC11,24271.7%−8.5 pts

05▼1Jacksonville, NCNC72,73272.1%+8.6 pts

06Greenville, NCNC96,44373.4%+6.0 pts

07▼2Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56573.7%+6.8 pts

08▲2Elon, NCNC11,36674.1%−0.4 pts

09▲58Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90874.2%−9.9 pts

10▲1Pineville, NCNC11,85177.5%+2.9 pts

11▼2Morrisville, NCNC32,46677.6%+3.4 pts

12▲33Half Moon, NCNC7,37877.7%−4.6 pts

13▼1Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62277.8%+2.5 pts

14▼1Surf City, NCNC5,14278.4%+2.9 pts

15▲109Roxboro, NCNC8,38078.8%−8.5 pts

16▲14Wilmington, NCNC126,80979.1%−0.6 pts

17▼3Fayetteville, NCNC209,12079.3%+3.3 pts

18▼11Havelock, NCNC17,43079.4%+7.0 pts

19▼1Davidson, NCNC16,66279.9%+2.5 pts

20▲6Carrboro, NCNC20,96280.9%+2.5 pts

21Goldsboro, NCNC35,01281.1%+3.3 pts

22▲9Raleigh, NCNC506,30681.3%+1.5 pts

23▲1Lillington, NCNC5,04081.5%+3.1 pts

24▲5Morehead City, NCNC10,43481.6%+2.5 pts

25▼10Southern Pines, NCNC17,35781.8%+5.5 pts

26▲9Waynesville, NCNC11,00681.9%+1.6 pts

27▼2Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92782.0%+3.6 pts

28▼6Piney Green, NCNC14,07882.0%+4.1 pts

29▲134Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28782.2%−10.1 pts

30▲2Durham, NCNC305,56182.4%+2.4 pts

31▲20Greensboro, NCNC308,66782.5%0.0 pts

32▲4Hendersonville, NCNC15,86782.7%+1.7 pts

33▼6Mooresville, NCNC55,84282.8%+4.0 pts

34▲95Cramerton, NCNC5,71383.1%−4.7 pts

35▼12Garner, NCNC41,56283.5%+5.5 pts

36▼28Woodfin, NCNC8,22983.6%+9.8 pts

37▲11Charlotte, NCNC964,78483.7%+1.3 pts

38▲136Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64983.7%−16.2 pts

39▼22Wake Forest, NCNC58,14784.0%+7.1 pts

40▲100Zebulon, NCNC11,93384.3%−4.5 pts

41▲102Mocksville, NCNC6,28284.3%−4.8 pts

42▲2Asheville, NCNC93,52384.4%+2.1 pts

43▲34New Bern, NCNC34,72484.6%−0.2 pts

44▲66Moyock, NCNC5,68484.7%−2.1 pts

45▲60Hope Mills, NCNC18,32484.7%−1.7 pts

46▲1Cary, NCNC183,58284.8%+2.5 pts

47▲24Wilson, NCNC49,57285.1%+0.5 pts

48▲6High Point, NCNC120,57185.1%+2.5 pts

49▲4Hickory, NCNC45,97585.2%+2.5 pts

50▲44Conover, NCNC8,93885.3%−0.6 pts

51▼5Albemarle, NCNC17,76985.3%+3.0 pts

52▲33Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27185.3%+0.1 pts

53▲116Wadesboro, NCNC5,03585.4%−8.0 pts

54▲101Northchase, NCNC5,89685.5%−5.1 pts

55▲49Cornelius, NCNC35,09485.5%−0.9 pts

56▼36Hillsborough, NCNC9,77885.6%+7.9 pts

57▲63Huntersville, NCNC68,53585.7%−1.4 pts

58▲6Kernersville, NCNC29,12885.8%+2.0 pts

59▲111Fletcher, NCNC8,37385.9%−8.3 pts

60▼11Trinity, NCNC7,27486.0%+3.5 pts

61▲85Aberdeen, NCNC10,06686.0%−3.2 pts

62▲41Sanford, NCNC34,13886.1%−0.1 pts

63▲15Eden, NCNC15,50086.2%+1.2 pts

64▼12Morganton, NCNC17,84986.2%+3.7 pts

65▼5Belmont, NCNC16,41586.3%+2.8 pts

66▼23Brevard, NCNC8,09886.3%+4.2 pts

67▲105Williamston, NCNC5,08686.3%−9.2 pts

68▼13Salisbury, NCNC36,87986.4%+3.5 pts

69▼3Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50586.4%+2.4 pts

70▲56Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87586.6%−0.9 pts

71▼33Laurinburg, NCNC14,58286.6%+5.1 pts

72Pinehurst, NCNC18,67086.7%+2.1 pts

73▲57Waxhaw, NCNC23,14086.7%−1.1 pts

74▲16East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32386.9%+1.4 pts

75▲75Lake Norman of Catawba, NCNC9,90686.9%−2.8 pts

76▲6Kinston, NCNC19,70587.2%+2.0 pts

77▼38Oxford, NCNC8,98587.2%+5.6 pts

78▼13Shelby, NCNC23,30987.3%+3.3 pts

79▲70Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49487.4%−2.3 pts

80▲3Apex, NCNC80,41987.4%+2.3 pts

81▼18Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11787.5%+4.0 pts

82▼25Asheboro, NCNC27,99087.5%+4.4 pts

83▲56Black Mountain, NCNC8,49187.5%−1.2 pts

84▼15Murraysville, NCNC16,33987.6%+3.1 pts

85▲16Leland, NCNC35,73187.6%+1.5 pts

86▼10Henderson, NCNC15,01387.8%+3.1 pts

87▼1Burlington, NCNC61,49687.9%+2.6 pts

88▼18Selma, NCNC7,40687.9%+3.3 pts

89▲55Clemmons, NCNC22,80887.9%−1.2 pts

90▼22Statesville, NCNC32,18188.0%+3.9 pts

91▼72Clayton, NCNC32,63388.1%+10.6 pts

92▼76Lincolnton, NCNC12,46588.1%+11.8 pts

93▲3Mebane, NCNC21,95288.2%+2.2 pts

94▲14Reidsville, NCNC14,69288.2%+1.7 pts

95▼6Walkertown, NCNC6,12088.3%+2.8 pts

96▼21Gastonia, NCNC87,06788.3%+3.6 pts

97▲22Winterville, NCNC10,97388.3%+1.2 pts

98▲40Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38688.5%−0.2 pts

99▼38Siler City, NCNC8,15588.5%+5.0 pts

100▼21Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12088.6%+3.6 pts

101▲8Holly Springs, NCNC50,28888.6%+1.9 pts

102▼21Concord, NCNC114,59888.7%+3.7 pts

103▲10Graham, NCNC20,13188.8%+2.0 pts

104▲13Marion, NCNC7,44088.8%+1.7 pts

105▲22Knightdale, NCNC23,14488.8%+1.1 pts

106▼33Indian Trail, NCNC44,30388.9%+4.2 pts

107▲41Dunn, NCNC8,81488.9%−0.6 pts

108▼11Mount Airy, NCNC10,68289.1%+3.1 pts

109▼59Dallas, NCNC6,39289.1%+6.6 pts

110▲41Long View, NCNC5,38789.1%−1.0 pts

111▼5Kannapolis, NCNC61,70889.2%+2.6 pts

112▲30Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89689.2%+0.1 pts

113▲23Lumberton, NCNC18,95589.5%+1.1 pts

114▲50St. James, NCNC7,31889.6%−2.9 pts

115▼22Oak Island, NCNC9,33789.6%+3.8 pts

116▲16Porters Neck, NCNC7,65489.6%+1.5 pts

117▼89Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16589.7%+10.6 pts

118Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53689.7%+2.7 pts

119▼24Thomasville, NCNC27,73389.7%+3.8 pts

120▲25Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73189.8%+0.6 pts

121▲44Tarboro, NCNC10,97989.8%−2.7 pts

122▼31Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63789.8%+4.2 pts

123▼9Clinton, NCNC8,46689.9%+2.9 pts

124▲7Kings Grant, NCNC9,00390.0%+1.9 pts

125▲3Matthews, NCNC32,76990.0%+2.2 pts

126▲28Hampstead, NCNC9,29290.1%−0.5 pts

127▼90Wendell, NCNC19,68790.1%+8.8 pts

128▼40Mount Holly, NCNC19,03390.1%+4.7 pts

129▲23Locust, NCNC6,12090.2%−0.1 pts

130▼74Newton, NCNC13,82290.2%+7.3 pts

131▼47Lenoir, NCNC18,37290.3%+5.0 pts

132▲9Swannanoa, NCNC6,90190.4%+1.4 pts

133▼10Unionville, NCNC7,32290.5%+3.2 pts

134▲26Bessemer City, NCNC5,83490.7%−0.8 pts

135▼73Forest City, NCNC7,41090.8%+7.3 pts

136▼94Lexington, NCNC20,23890.8%+9.0 pts

137▼97Pittsboro, NCNC5,05490.8%+9.3 pts

138▼51Monroe, NCNC42,64491.0%+5.7 pts

139▼39Etowah, NCNC7,96891.1%+4.9 pts

140▼106Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04991.2%+10.9 pts

141▼8Silver Lake, NCNC6,56391.3%+3.0 pts

142▼83Hamlet, NCNC5,87091.3%+8.0 pts

143▲4Shallotte, NCNC5,33591.6%+2.2 pts

144▲14Summerfield, NCNC11,32791.7%+1.0 pts

145▼43Weddington, NCNC14,51791.8%+5.6 pts

146▼48Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87091.9%+5.8 pts

147▲9Ayden, NCNC5,26392.0%+1.4 pts

148▲19Cherryville, NCNC6,52392.0%−1.0 pts

149▼14Mint Hill, NCNC29,47692.2%+3.8 pts

150▼25Harrisburg, NCNC20,74292.2%+4.8 pts

151▲2Nashville, NCNC5,91192.2%+2.0 pts

152▼111Rockingham, NCNC8,81592.3%+10.7 pts

153▲4Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56692.3%+1.7 pts

154▼43Westport, NCNC5,91592.5%+5.7 pts

155▼40Stallings, NCNC17,76092.6%+5.5 pts

156▼34Ogden, NCNC8,24992.7%+5.5 pts

157▼23Smithfield, NCNC13,11493.0%+4.7 pts

158▼51Archdale, NCNC12,25493.0%+6.5 pts

159▲7Creedmoor, NCNC5,04693.4%+0.8 pts

160▼23King, NCNC7,97793.5%+5.0 pts

161▲10Marvin, NCNC7,04093.7%−0.9 pts

162▼63Stokesdale, NCNC6,13393.7%+7.6 pts

163▼4Gibsonville, NCNC9,87693.8%+2.5 pts

164▼84Sawmills, NCNC5,10593.8%+8.8 pts

165▼73Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54093.9%+8.2 pts

166▲2Washington, NCNC9,91094.0%+0.9 pts

167▼6Lewisville, NCNC14,42194.1%+2.3 pts

168▼56Angier, NCNC9,41095.2%+8.4 pts

169▼111Midland, NCNC5,15195.5%+12.4 pts

170▲3Midway, NCNC5,10495.5%−0.9 pts

171▼97Mills River, NCNC7,50495.7%+11.0 pts

172▼51Butner, NCNC8,11296.2%+9.0 pts

173Barbecue, NCNC5,91096.6%–

174▼12Rolesville, NCNC12,83997.4%+5.5 pts

175▼59St. Stephens, NCNC9,45797.6%+10.6 pts

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