Seven of the best cities to live in North Carolina are Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, Greensboro, Hickory, Winston-Salem, and Fayetteville. Other great options include Cary, Morrisville, Apex ...

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So to pinpoint the very best places to live in North Carolina, we consulted local real estate experts. Read on to discover their picks. 01 of 10. Raleigh . A person walking through a park in Raleigh.

Some North Carolina cities also ranked among the “prettiest” places to live and those with the “nicest” people. But they didn’t fare as well when it came to having the best food, scoring ...

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Cary and Apex are in the top 10 best U.S. places to live, per U.S. News and World Report's 2025-2026 ranking of over 850 cities.

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The city of Cherryville and the town of Dallas were recently included in a WorldAtlas list of the nine best places to live in North Carolina. The list names Dallas' proximity to Charlotte and abundant ...

We wanted to pinpoint the best cities to live in the South for affordability and quality of life. Of the top 15 southern cities, three are in North Carolina, according to US News and World Report ...