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Moving to North Carolina
Research Triangle boom, banking, mountains + coast.
SouthCapital: RaleighPop. 10.8M
North Carolina has an overall price level 94.3 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
94.3Housing index
81.4Groceries index
96.6Utilities index (modeled)
99.1Electricity rate
16.3 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.9Median home value
$333,000Median monthly rent
$1,338/moNorth Carolina unemployment is 3.7% with median household income $74k.
Unemployment rate
3.7%Median household income
$73,958Per-capita income
$42,777Labor-force participation
63.4%Avg weekly wage
$1,409Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
North Carolina: median home value $333,000.
Home value
$333,000Rent
$1,338/moHomeownership rate
67.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
67/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNorth Carolina 4th-grade math proficiency: 41.3% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
41.3%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$11,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
17Public 4-yr grad rate
61.0%Notable universities
Duke, UNC, NC StateCity guides in North Carolina
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