Western North Carolina locations did not rank well on Niche's list of best places to live in the state. The top-ranked places to live in North Carolina are primarily suburbs of Raleigh and Charlotte.

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Charlotte metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of ...

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte is no longer on the list of Best Places to Live despite being in the top five last year. U.S. News and World Report expanded its ranking from 150 TO 850 cities. Of those, 250 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Two Wake County towns have ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Livability ranked Raleigh and Durham among the top 100 US cities to live in 2025. Both cities earned high scores for economy, ...

Two North Carolina cities cracked the nation’s top 10 places to live for 2025, according to U.S. News and World Report. But which ones may surprise. Unlike last year when Charlotte and Raleigh placed ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Charlotte is not on U.S. News ...

Travel + Leisure magazine ranked Wilmington, NC as the 7th best place to live in North Carolina. Wilmington offers a balance of beach access, a charming downtown, and a relaxed pace of life. The city ...