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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) — the places where people move the most. 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

01Boone, NCNC19,92951.3%+4.3 pts

02Cullowhee, NCNC7,97356.3%+4.4 pts

03Spring Lake, NCNC11,25268.3%+5.9 pts

04Spout Springs, NCNC11,24271.7%−8.5 pts

05Jacksonville, NCNC72,73272.1%+8.6 pts

06Greenville, NCNC96,44373.4%+6.0 pts

07Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56573.7%+6.8 pts

08Elon, NCNC11,36674.1%−0.4 pts

09Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90874.2%−9.9 pts

10Pineville, NCNC11,85177.5%+2.9 pts

11Morrisville, NCNC32,46677.6%+3.4 pts

12Half Moon, NCNC7,37877.7%−4.6 pts

13Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62277.8%+2.5 pts

14Surf City, NCNC5,14278.4%+2.9 pts

15Roxboro, NCNC8,38078.8%−8.5 pts

16Wilmington, NCNC126,80979.1%−0.6 pts

17Fayetteville, NCNC209,12079.3%+3.3 pts

18Havelock, NCNC17,43079.4%+7.0 pts

19Davidson, NCNC16,66279.9%+2.5 pts

20Carrboro, NCNC20,96280.9%+2.5 pts

21Goldsboro, NCNC35,01281.1%+3.3 pts

22Raleigh, NCNC506,30681.3%+1.5 pts

23Lillington, NCNC5,04081.5%+3.1 pts

24Morehead City, NCNC10,43481.6%+2.5 pts

25Southern Pines, NCNC17,35781.8%+5.5 pts

26Waynesville, NCNC11,00681.9%+1.6 pts

27Anderson Creek, NCNC13,92782.0%+3.6 pts

28Piney Green, NCNC14,07882.0%+4.1 pts

29Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28782.2%−10.1 pts

30Durham, NCNC305,56182.4%+2.4 pts

31Greensboro, NCNC308,66782.5%−0.0 pts

32Hendersonville, NCNC15,86782.7%+1.7 pts

33Mooresville, NCNC55,84282.8%+4.0 pts

34Cramerton, NCNC5,71383.1%−4.7 pts

35Garner, NCNC41,56283.5%+5.5 pts

36Woodfin, NCNC8,22983.6%+9.8 pts

37Charlotte, NCNC964,78483.7%+1.3 pts

38Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64983.7%−16.2 pts

39Wake Forest, NCNC58,14784.0%+7.1 pts

40Zebulon, NCNC11,93384.3%−4.5 pts

41Mocksville, NCNC6,28284.3%−4.8 pts

42Asheville, NCNC93,52384.4%+2.1 pts

43New Bern, NCNC34,72484.6%−0.2 pts

44Moyock, NCNC5,68484.7%−2.1 pts

45Hope Mills, NCNC18,32484.7%−1.7 pts

46Cary, NCNC183,58284.8%+2.5 pts

47Wilson, NCNC49,57285.1%+0.5 pts

48High Point, NCNC120,57185.1%+2.5 pts

49Hickory, NCNC45,97585.2%+2.5 pts

50Conover, NCNC8,93885.3%−0.6 pts

51Albemarle, NCNC17,76985.3%+3.0 pts

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

53Wadesboro, NCNC5,03585.4%−8.0 pts

54Northchase, NCNC5,89685.5%−5.1 pts

55Cornelius, NCNC35,09485.5%−0.9 pts

56Hillsborough, NCNC9,77885.6%+7.9 pts

57Huntersville, NCNC68,53585.7%−1.4 pts

58Kernersville, NCNC29,12885.8%+2.0 pts

59Fletcher, NCNC8,37385.9%−8.3 pts

60Trinity, NCNC7,27486.0%+3.5 pts

61Aberdeen, NCNC10,06686.0%−3.2 pts

62Sanford, NCNC34,13886.1%−0.1 pts

63Eden, NCNC15,50086.2%+1.2 pts

64Morganton, NCNC17,84986.2%+3.7 pts

65Belmont, NCNC16,41586.3%+2.8 pts

66Brevard, NCNC8,09886.3%+4.2 pts

67Williamston, NCNC5,08686.3%−9.2 pts

68Salisbury, NCNC36,87986.4%+3.5 pts

69Whispering Pines, NCNC5,50586.4%+2.4 pts

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

71Laurinburg, NCNC14,58286.6%+5.1 pts

72Pinehurst, NCNC18,67086.7%+2.1 pts

73Waxhaw, NCNC23,14086.7%−1.1 pts

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

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

76Kinston, NCNC19,70587.2%+2.0 pts

77Oxford, NCNC8,98587.2%+5.6 pts

78Shelby, NCNC23,30987.3%+3.3 pts

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

80Apex, NCNC80,41987.4%+2.3 pts

81Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11787.5%+4.0 pts

82Asheboro, NCNC27,99087.5%+4.4 pts

83Black Mountain, NCNC8,49187.5%−1.2 pts

84Murraysville, NCNC16,33987.6%+3.1 pts

85Leland, NCNC35,73187.6%+1.5 pts

86Henderson, NCNC15,01387.8%+3.1 pts

87Burlington, NCNC61,49687.9%+2.6 pts

88Selma, NCNC7,40687.9%+3.3 pts

89Clemmons, NCNC22,80887.9%−1.2 pts

90Statesville, NCNC32,18188.0%+3.9 pts

91Clayton, NCNC32,63388.1%+10.6 pts

92Lincolnton, NCNC12,46588.1%+11.8 pts

93Mebane, NCNC21,95288.2%+2.2 pts

94Reidsville, NCNC14,69288.2%+1.7 pts

95Walkertown, NCNC6,12088.3%+2.8 pts

96Gastonia, NCNC87,06788.3%+3.6 pts

97Winterville, NCNC10,97388.3%+1.2 pts

98Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38688.5%−0.2 pts

99Siler City, NCNC8,15588.5%+5.0 pts

100Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12088.6%+3.6 pts

101Holly Springs, NCNC50,28888.6%+1.9 pts

102Concord, NCNC114,59888.7%+3.7 pts

103Graham, NCNC20,13188.8%+2.0 pts

104Marion, NCNC7,44088.8%+1.7 pts

105Knightdale, NCNC23,14488.8%+1.1 pts

106Indian Trail, NCNC44,30388.9%+4.2 pts

107Dunn, NCNC8,81488.9%−0.6 pts

108Mount Airy, NCNC10,68289.1%+3.1 pts

109Dallas, NCNC6,39289.1%+6.6 pts

110Long View, NCNC5,38789.1%−1.0 pts

111Kannapolis, NCNC61,70889.2%+2.6 pts

112Oak Ridge, NCNC7,89689.2%+0.1 pts

113Lumberton, NCNC18,95589.5%+1.1 pts

114St. James, NCNC7,31889.6%−2.9 pts

115Oak Island, NCNC9,33789.6%+3.8 pts

116Porters Neck, NCNC7,65489.6%+1.5 pts

117Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16589.7%+10.6 pts

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

119Thomasville, NCNC27,73389.7%+3.8 pts

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

121Tarboro, NCNC10,97989.8%−2.7 pts

122Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63789.8%+4.2 pts

123Clinton, NCNC8,46689.9%+2.9 pts

124Kings Grant, NCNC9,00390.0%+1.9 pts

125Matthews, NCNC32,76990.0%+2.2 pts

126Hampstead, NCNC9,29290.1%−0.5 pts

127Wendell, NCNC19,68790.1%+8.8 pts

128Mount Holly, NCNC19,03390.1%+4.7 pts

129Locust, NCNC6,12090.2%−0.1 pts

130Newton, NCNC13,82290.2%+7.3 pts

131Lenoir, NCNC18,37290.3%+5.0 pts

132Swannanoa, NCNC6,90190.4%+1.4 pts

133Unionville, NCNC7,32290.5%+3.2 pts

134Bessemer City, NCNC5,83490.7%−0.8 pts

135Forest City, NCNC7,41090.8%+7.3 pts

136Lexington, NCNC20,23890.8%+9.0 pts

137Pittsboro, NCNC5,05490.8%+9.3 pts

138Monroe, NCNC42,64491.0%+5.7 pts

139Etowah, NCNC7,96891.1%+4.9 pts

140Briar Chapel, NCNC6,04991.2%+10.9 pts

141Silver Lake, NCNC6,56391.3%+3.0 pts

142Hamlet, NCNC5,87091.3%+8.0 pts

143Shallotte, NCNC5,33591.6%+2.2 pts

144Summerfield, NCNC11,32791.7%+1.0 pts

145Weddington, NCNC14,51791.8%+5.6 pts

146Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87091.9%+5.8 pts

147Ayden, NCNC5,26392.0%+1.4 pts

148Cherryville, NCNC6,52392.0%−1.0 pts

149Mint Hill, NCNC29,47692.2%+3.8 pts

150Harrisburg, NCNC20,74292.2%+4.8 pts

151Nashville, NCNC5,91192.2%+2.0 pts

152Rockingham, NCNC8,81592.3%+10.7 pts

153Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,56692.3%+1.7 pts

154Westport, NCNC5,91592.5%+5.7 pts

155Stallings, NCNC17,76092.6%+5.5 pts

156Ogden, NCNC8,24992.7%+5.5 pts

157Smithfield, NCNC13,11493.0%+4.7 pts

158Archdale, NCNC12,25493.0%+6.5 pts

159Creedmoor, NCNC5,04693.4%+0.8 pts

160King, NCNC7,97793.5%+5.0 pts

161Marvin, NCNC7,04093.7%−0.9 pts

162Stokesdale, NCNC6,13393.7%+7.6 pts

163Gibsonville, NCNC9,87693.8%+2.5 pts

164Sawmills, NCNC5,10593.8%+8.8 pts

165Carolina Shores, NCNC5,54093.9%+8.2 pts

166Washington, NCNC9,91094.0%+0.9 pts

167Lewisville, NCNC14,42194.1%+2.3 pts

168Angier, NCNC9,41095.2%+8.4 pts

169Midland, NCNC5,15195.5%+12.4 pts

170Midway, NCNC5,10495.5%−0.9 pts

171Mills River, NCNC7,50495.7%+11.0 pts

172Butner, NCNC8,11296.2%+9.0 pts

173Barbecue, NCNC5,91096.6%–

174Rolesville, NCNC12,83997.4%+5.5 pts

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

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