City directory

North Carolina cities

Explore the top cities in North Carolina. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.

Highest-risk cities

Top cities by relative retirement risk score in North Carolina. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.

Lowest-risk cities

Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.

City directory

Top cities in North Carolina by population. Search to see any city.

Charlotte

NC

62Composite

1,436,613 residents

Raleigh

NC

65Composite

1,150,010 residents

Winston-Salem

NC

60Composite

434,231 residents

Durham

NC

64Composite

411,362 residents

Greensboro

NC

63Composite

345,858 residents

Fayetteville

NC

63Composite

326,821 residents

Concord

NC

64Composite

297,379 residents

Asheville

NC

68Composite

295,040 residents

Wilmington

NC

67Composite

275,128 residents

Hickory

NC

61Composite

200,500 residents

Gastonia

NC

71Composite

189,767 residents

Cary

NC

69Composite

176,686 residents

High Point

NC

64Composite

171,342 residents

Burlington

NC

69Composite

154,504 residents

Greenville

NC

68Composite

120,595 residents

Jacksonville

NC

67Composite

109,958 residents

Apex

NC

60Composite

67,765 residents

Huntersville

NC

59Composite

62,458 residents

Chapel Hill

NC

64Composite

59,889 residents

Kannapolis

NC

63Composite

56,470 residents

Rocky Mount

NC

65Composite

54,175 residents

Mooresville

NC

66Composite

51,447 residents

Wake Forest

NC

65Composite

51,199 residents

Wilson

NC

63Composite

47,740 residents

Holly Springs

NC

63Composite

43,429 residents

Indian Trail

NC

69Composite

41,146 residents

Fuquay-Varina

NC

58Composite

37,749 residents

Salisbury

NC

66Composite

35,730 residents

Monroe

NC

69Composite

35,596 residents

Goldsboro

NC

66Composite

33,448 residents

Garner

NC

67Composite

32,543 residents

Cornelius

NC

67Composite

32,009 residents

New Bern

NC

60Composite

31,563 residents

Sanford

NC

59Composite

30,833 residents

Morrisville

NC

65Composite

30,471 residents

Matthews

NC

63Composite

29,959 residents

Statesville

NC

61Composite

29,161 residents

Clayton

NC

68Composite

28,043 residents

Kernersville

NC

68Composite

27,439 residents

Asheboro

NC

68Composite

27,353 residents

Thomasville

NC

57Composite

27,261 residents

Mint Hill

NC

67Composite

26,954 residents

Leland

NC

63Composite

26,307 residents

Shelby

NC

68Composite

21,868 residents

Clemmons

NC

64Composite

21,574 residents

Waxhaw

NC

66Composite

21,565 residents

Carrboro

NC

62Composite

21,170 residents

Lexington

NC

63Composite

19,691 residents

Kinston

NC

69Composite

19,576 residents

Boone

NC

62Composite

19,534 residents

Knightdale

NC

69Composite

19,532 residents

Lumberton

NC

67Composite

19,220 residents

Harrisburg

NC

63Composite

19,203 residents

Mebane

NC

72Composite

18,899 residents

Elizabeth City

NC

67Composite

18,740 residents

Lenoir

NC

63Composite

18,282 residents

Pinehurst

NC

62Composite

17,992 residents

Mount Holly

NC

63Composite

17,928 residents

Hope Mills

NC

67Composite

17,823 residents

Morganton

NC

69Composite

17,541 residents