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
1,436,613 residents
Raleigh
NC
1,150,010 residents
Winston-Salem
NC
434,231 residents
Durham
NC
411,362 residents
Greensboro
NC
345,858 residents
Fayetteville
NC
326,821 residents
Concord
NC
297,379 residents
Asheville
NC
295,040 residents
Wilmington
NC
275,128 residents
Hickory
NC
200,500 residents
Gastonia
NC
189,767 residents
Cary
NC
176,686 residents
High Point
NC
171,342 residents
Burlington
NC
154,504 residents
Greenville
NC
120,595 residents
Jacksonville
NC
109,958 residents
Apex
NC
67,765 residents
Huntersville
NC
62,458 residents
Chapel Hill
NC
59,889 residents
Kannapolis
NC
56,470 residents
Rocky Mount
NC
54,175 residents
Mooresville
NC
51,447 residents
Wake Forest
NC
51,199 residents
Wilson
NC
47,740 residents
Holly Springs
NC
43,429 residents
Indian Trail
NC
41,146 residents
Fuquay-Varina
NC
37,749 residents
Salisbury
NC
35,730 residents
Monroe
NC
35,596 residents
Goldsboro
NC
33,448 residents
Garner
NC
32,543 residents
Cornelius
NC
32,009 residents
New Bern
NC
31,563 residents
Sanford
NC
30,833 residents
Morrisville
NC
30,471 residents
Matthews
NC
29,959 residents
Statesville
NC
29,161 residents
Clayton
NC
28,043 residents
Kernersville
NC
27,439 residents
Asheboro
NC
27,353 residents
Thomasville
NC
27,261 residents
Mint Hill
NC
26,954 residents
Leland
NC
26,307 residents
Shelby
NC
21,868 residents
Clemmons
NC
21,574 residents
Waxhaw
NC
21,565 residents
Carrboro
NC
21,170 residents
Lexington
NC
19,691 residents
Kinston
NC
19,576 residents
Boone
NC
19,534 residents
Knightdale
NC
19,532 residents
Lumberton
NC
19,220 residents
Harrisburg
NC
19,203 residents
Mebane
NC
18,899 residents
Elizabeth City
NC
18,740 residents
Lenoir
NC
18,282 residents
Pinehurst
NC
17,992 residents
Mount Holly
NC
17,928 residents
Hope Mills
NC
17,823 residents
Morganton
NC
17,541 residents