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North Carolina cities ranked by market opportunity

LocalVein profiles 459 North Carolina cities, covering 6,459,129 residents across the state. The median Market Opportunity Score across North Carolina sits at 29 out of 100 — use the ranked table below to find the markets where demographics and operator density line up for agency outreach.

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459

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6,459,129

Median MOS

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245

North Carolina cities by Market Opportunity Score

Rank	City	Population	Median HHI	Median home value	MOS
1	Biltmore Forest town	1,536	$172,500	$1,249,000	55
2	Governors Club CDP	1,772	$214,643	$908,500	43
3	Marvin village	6,542	$250,001	$860,600	42
4	Weddington town	13,468	$196,159	$730,200	41
5	Badin town	2,163	$43,068	$130,500	41
6	Stony Point CDP	1,301	$70,846	$169,200	41
7	South Henderson CDP	1,274	$36,417	—	40
8	Forest Oaks CDP	4,095	$108,250	$294,400	39
9	Trent Woods town	4,086	$109,097	$294,200	39
10	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	12,496	$194,519	$839,900	39
11	Wallburg town	3,104	$78,821	$292,500	38
12	Oak Ridge town	7,660	$140,583	$523,500	38
13	Canton town	4,417	$64,034	$226,400	37
14	Wrightsville Beach town	2,679	$167,273	$1,041,800	37
15	Hemby Bridge town	2,079	$71,953	$262,300	37
16	Northlakes CDP	1,462	$101,461	$335,500	37
17	Springdale CDP	1,120	$61,250	$179,600	37
18	Glen Alpine town	1,995	$62,917	$173,200	37
19	Walnut Creek village	1,684	$145,417	$423,800	37
20	Royal Pines CDP	4,528	$105,956	$369,500	37
21	Horse Shoe CDP	1,699	$67,703	$396,400	37
22	Wesley Chapel village	8,923	$129,962	$493,900	37
23	Pumpkin Center CDP	1,753	$62,684	$170,300	37
24	Erwin town	4,617	$50,077	$150,400	37
25	Franklinton town	2,562	$64,053	$195,800	37
26	Bent Creek CDP	1,854	$52,485	$377,500	36
27	Flat Rock village	3,502	$103,981	$563,600	36
28	Lowell city	3,711	$51,829	$152,200	36
29	St. Stephens CDP	9,409	$57,882	$187,500	36
30	Spencer town	3,305	$64,031	$149,800	36
31	Midway town	4,826	$75,208	$250,000	36
32	Valdese town	4,689	$61,250	$171,300	36
33	Westport CDP	5,079	$132,206	$537,800	36
34	Spruce Pine town	2,381	$47,583	$202,300	36
35	Ogden CDP	8,363	$111,461	$431,000	35
36	Laurel Park town	2,391	$89,107	$393,400	35
37	Fairview town	3,549	$89,417	$349,700	35
38	Cove Creek CDP	1,533	$53,898	$247,700	35
39	Summerfield town	11,031	$151,131	$490,100	35
40	China Grove town	4,487	$53,717	$207,500	35
41	Millers Creek CDP	1,469	$59,239	$191,700	35
42	Cypress Landing CDP	1,037	$80,325	$418,600	35
43	Broadway town	1,429	$62,679	$236,100	35
44	Unionville town	6,826	$92,009	$312,200	35
45	Lewisville town	13,655	$84,424	$284,300	35
46	Landis town	3,726	$82,645	$233,400	35
47	Arrowhead Beach CDP	1,277	$64,107	$188,400	35
48	Stokesdale town	5,943	$135,389	$368,600	35
49	Cajah's Mountain town	2,696	$53,714	$175,900	34
50	Mayodan town	2,446	$42,336	$116,100	34
51	Valley Hill CDP	2,540	$87,250	$296,500	34
52	Hudson town	3,777	$61,600	$196,200	34
53	Mint Hill town	26,954	$99,272	$386,900	34
54	Trinity city	7,066	$80,349	$187,700	34
55	Moyock CDP	5,669	$109,700	$391,800	34
56	Red Oak town	3,372	$81,464	$236,200	34
57	Madison town	2,198	$49,964	$144,900	34
58	Pleasant Garden town	4,989	$88,482	$212,700	34
59	Wrightsboro CDP	5,434	$72,867	$220,700	34
60	Gorman CDP	1,447	$56,094	$248,000	34
61	Toast CDP	1,066	$33,914	$93,900	34
62	Oakboro town	2,453	$76,071	$235,800	34
63	Mountain Home CDP	3,518	$68,750	$353,200	33
64	Mineral Springs town	3,244	$88,203	$353,500	33
65	Bethlehem CDP	3,928	$78,963	$290,600	33
66	Bethel town	1,528	$51,489	$114,000	33
67	Stallings town	16,495	$106,074	$381,700	33
68	Candor town	1,284	$46,983	$139,400	33
69	St. James town	6,901	$113,670	$599,300	33
70	Cherryville city	6,154	$58,701	$198,000	33
71	Skippers Corner CDP	3,834	$67,469	$249,200	33
72	Fearrington Village CDP	2,535	$101,384	$439,900	33
73	Stanley town	4,014	$71,333	$229,000	33
74	Brices Creek CDP	3,592	$107,800	$323,400	33
75	Bayshore CDP	2,870	$97,174	$498,300	33
76	Southmont CDP	1,293	$55,000	$273,300	33
77	Alamance village	1,358	$88,438	$404,700	33
78	Harrisburg town	19,203	$143,393	$431,900	33
79	Balfour CDP	1,132	$69,545	$294,200	33
80	Tobaccoville village	2,632	$78,591	$227,200	33
81	Jamestown town	3,685	$90,542	$266,600	33
82	Archer Lodge town	5,036	$98,170	$285,600	33
83	Sea Breeze CDP	1,731	$57,379	$398,800	33
84	Archdale city	11,992	$64,984	$188,200	33
85	Pinehurst village	17,992	$104,955	$423,300	33
86	Myrtle Grove CDP	12,404	$112,139	$398,600	33
87	Stanfield town	1,554	$81,375	$302,400	33
88	Pilot Mountain town	1,584	$48,239	$185,200	33
89	Lake Norman of Catawba CDP	9,308	$106,836	$522,300	33
90	Drexel town	1,862	$58,824	$204,600	33
91	Flat Rock CDP	1,141	$52,188	$111,700	33
92	Weldon town	1,522	$38,725	$96,000	33
93	West Canton CDP	1,369	$35,583	$190,200	32
94	Davidson town	14,852	$152,969	$626,000	32
95	Etowah CDP	7,765	$73,000	$313,500	32
96	Mulberry CDP	2,134	$52,416	$164,000	32
97	Welcome CDP	3,649	$65,342	$171,100	32
98	Hildebran town	1,860	$53,125	$194,900	32
99	Elkin town	4,025	$60,434	$187,200	32
100	Haw River town	2,581	$67,366	$142,200	32
101	Moravian Falls CDP	1,015	$57,262	$189,500	32
102	Whispering Pines village	5,081	$112,517	$452,800	32
103	Faith town	1,090	$128,274	$249,800	32
104	Newton city	13,223	$56,869	$169,300	32
105	Briar Chapel CDP	6,084	$154,583	$508,300	32
106	Rutherford College town	1,327	$63,000	$196,600	32
107	Norwood town	3,110	$57,953	$178,900	32
108	River Bend town	2,896	$68,314	$233,700	32
109	Brevard city	7,795	$44,356	$411,000	32
110	Cordova CDP	1,343	$65,801	$155,200	32
111	Mountain View CDP	3,068	$60,938	$187,100	32
112	Tyro CDP	3,635	$57,198	$182,000	32
113	Porters Neck CDP	7,102	$115,417	$525,100	32
114	Eastover town	3,666	$80,000	$238,900	32
115	Pinebluff town	1,723	$75,188	$219,800	32
116	Mills River town	7,214	$88,359	$358,500	32
117	Rutherfordton town	3,669	$59,750	$226,900	32
118	Fairplains CDP	1,876	$36,586	$134,300	32
119	Stoneville town	1,213	$52,865	$151,300	32
120	Wentworth town	2,670	$67,455	$165,700	32
121	Mount Airy city	10,631	$39,873	$176,600	32
122	Dortches town	1,317	$72,955	$230,600	32
123	Kings Grant CDP	9,061	$60,009	$258,200	32
124	Warsaw town	2,728	$46,944	—	32
125	Rolesville town	10,200	$148,250	$467,400	32
126	Elroy CDP	3,507	$54,375	$120,500	32
127	Sparta town	1,957	$38,542	$215,800	32
128	Lake Junaluska CDP	2,903	$82,115	$329,600	32
129	Hoopers Creek CDP	1,623	$64,792	$297,300	31
130	Brandywine Bay CDP	1,404	$88,125	$330,900	31
131	Lowesville CDP	3,737	$117,835	$381,600	31
132	Boonville town	1,502	$77,500	$167,300	31
133	Bermuda Run town	3,166	$66,800	$309,800	31
134	Enochville CDP	3,392	$65,328	$225,200	31
135	Columbus town	1,166	$56,083	$210,100	31
136	Spindale town	4,244	$38,509	$130,800	31
137	Avery Creek CDP	2,998	$107,684	$326,200	31
138	Lake Park village	3,365	$76,366	$296,400	31
139	Wanchese CDP	1,793	$73,542	$257,100	31
140	Albemarle city	16,527	$52,825	$186,100	31
141	Kings Mountain city	11,472	$45,507	$177,700	31
142	Fairview CDP	2,327	$74,388	$373,200	31
143	Neuse Forest CDP	2,406	$88,333	$194,200	31
144	Swepsonville town	2,452	$94,028	$282,500	31
145	Silver Lake CDP	6,242	$73,277	$287,500	31
146	Gamewell town	3,701	$55,977	$154,100	31
147	Holly Springs town	43,429	$132,435	$485,500	31
148	Rockingham city	9,094	$36,695	$133,900	31
149	Salem CDP	2,035	$66,653	$159,300	31
150	Waxhaw town	21,565	$128,115	$506,300	31
151	Weaverville town	4,618	$90,000	$452,700	31
152	Tryon town	1,713	$47,604	$222,700	31
153	Seven Lakes CDP	4,823	$91,495	$365,500	31
154	Mount Olive town	4,204	$45,869	$117,200	31
155	Maiden town	3,777	$52,102	$219,300	31
156	Cape Carteret town	2,598	$75,313	$347,500	31
157	Foxfire village	1,730	$75,163	$352,300	31
158	Brogden CDP	2,712	$28,885	$96,100	31
159	Granite Quarry town	3,015	$53,072	$246,500	31
160	Lenoir city	18,282	$48,889	$165,200	31
161	Shelby city	21,868	$50,705	$185,400	31
162	Clyde town	1,522	$59,315	$194,600	31
163	Randleman city	4,611	$51,852	$164,100	31
164	North Wilkesboro town	4,348	$39,288	$231,400	31
165	Ellerbe town	1,070	$48,404	$107,200	31
166	Hamlet city	6,000	$38,500	$103,800	31
167	Plain View CDP	1,647	$75,058	$205,700	31
168	Creedmoor city	4,957	$77,799	$260,000	30
169	Rural Hall town	3,421	$50,665	$183,800	30
170	Cary town	176,686	$129,399	$525,200	30
171	Bessemer City city	5,508	$48,784	$173,000	30
172	Reidsville city	14,547	$42,702	$139,000	30
173	Clemmons village	21,574	$84,326	$306,900	30
174	Williamston town	5,157	$40,556	$108,900	30
175	East Flat Rock CDP	6,468	$59,679	$207,400	30
176	James City CDP	4,859	$63,835	$175,700	30
177	Mars Hill town	2,738	$77,826	$295,700	30
178	Kenly town	2,351	$46,229	$183,300	30
179	Tabor City town	3,695	$37,014	$109,600	30
180	Wilson's Mills town	2,652	$61,677	$228,700	30
181	Pine Level town	2,072	$72,663	$228,000	30
182	Roxboro city	8,144	$39,283	$138,700	30
183	Southern Shores town	3,119	$116,859	$621,100	30
184	Icard CDP	2,291	$47,825	$136,600	30
185	Rhodhiss town	1,062	$48,125	$113,400	30
186	Locust city	5,529	$78,280	$285,800	30
187	Swannanoa CDP	6,043	$72,978	$270,800	30
188	East Spencer town	1,309	$34,696	$108,500	30
189	McAdenville town	1,139	$117,411	$350,900	30
190	Cleveland town	1,053	$60,063	$205,800	30
191	Lake Waccamaw town	1,666	$79,844	$294,800	30
192	Matthews town	29,959	$105,579	$406,800	30
193	Mount Gilead town	1,166	$58,281	$141,700	30
194	Mount Pleasant town	1,866	$81,250	$262,700	30
195	Apex town	67,765	$138,442	$514,800	30
196	Kenansville town	1,157	$62,917	$144,800	30
197	Winterville town	10,624	$82,783	$226,600	30
198	Dana CDP	3,824	$55,801	$223,400	30
199	East Rockingham CDP	3,177	$33,206	$102,700	30
200	Fletcher town	8,022	$75,117	$324,000	30
201	Carolina Shores town	4,843	$74,310	$276,000	30
202	Waynesville town	10,408	$50,554	$254,800	30
203	Tarboro town	10,705	$49,386	$155,500	30
204	Bayboro town	1,282	$28,125	$133,400	30
205	Morganton city	17,541	$49,434	$208,300	30
206	Glen Raven CDP	3,684	$64,189	$204,000	30
207	West Jefferson town	1,567	$54,306	$217,900	30
208	Chapel Hill town	59,889	$85,825	$576,500	29
209	Cornelius town	32,009	$114,688	$512,400	29
210	Denton town	1,271	$46,061	$160,400	29
211	Fairfield Harbour CDP	2,898	$69,661	$278,800	29
212	Stem town	1,064	$85,385	$207,600	29
213	Wadesboro town	4,966	$34,125	$98,600	29
214	Hays CDP	1,355	$54,063	$158,900	29
215	Half Moon CDP	7,780	$61,848	$170,900	29
216	Robersonville town	1,319	$43,359	$85,900	29
217	Hayesville town	1,110	$52,875	$217,400	29
218	Murfreesboro town	2,814	$43,504	$153,100	29
219	Indian Trail town	41,146	$99,073	$343,500	29
220	St. Pauls town	2,628	$33,667	$118,300	29
221	Washington city	9,754	$41,723	$193,800	29
222	River Road CDP	3,518	$47,978	$187,700	29
223	Lincolnton city	11,503	$43,294	$224,600	29
224	Troutman town	3,813	$76,389	$349,100	29
225	Dunn city	8,512	$47,310	$178,900	29
226	Huntersville town	62,458	$119,951	$439,300	29
227	Long View town	4,967	$44,156	$142,900	29
228	Marshville town	2,586	$60,784	$147,100	29
229	Eden city	15,353	$50,959	$122,800	29
230	Murraysville CDP	17,307	$75,720	$281,600	29
231	Conover city	8,491	$57,375	$238,300	29
232	Hampstead CDP	9,129	$90,184	$395,900	29
233	Boiling Springs town	4,625	$98,796	$236,800	29
234	Vander CDP	1,614	$63,611	$219,900	29
235	Gastonia city	81,632	$60,554	$250,000	29
236	King city	7,345	$60,451	$227,500	29
237	Advance CDP	1,544	$109,402	$358,500	29
238	Edenton town	4,480	$42,721	$226,800	29
239	Grandy CDP	2,443	$63,438	$304,000	29
240	Kannapolis city	56,470	$70,691	$245,500	29
241	Windsor town	3,417	$38,631	$111,400	29
242	Governors Village CDP	2,148	$124,857	$565,500	29
243	Gibsonville town	9,289	$105,981	$262,400	29
244	Mocksville town	6,001	$55,544	$210,900	29
245	Carthage town	2,840	$62,177	$194,100	29
246	Elm City town	1,173	$44,698	$106,600	29
247	Farmville town	4,493	$50,870	$184,900	29
248	New Hope CDP	1,200	$55,324	$156,500	29
249	Raeford city	4,545	$43,311	$177,900	29
250	Burlington city	58,599	$54,941	$188,700	29
251	Oxford city	8,897	$48,135	$177,200	28
252	Wake Forest town	51,199	$120,777	$435,000	28
253	Scotland Neck town	2,087	$18,202	$76,100	28
254	Red Springs town	3,107	$19,752	$85,400	28
255	Saxapahaw CDP	1,501	$63,281	$179,300	28
256	Hillsborough town	9,656	$98,467	$430,100	28
257	Smithfield town	11,798	$37,827	$217,000	28
258	Granite Falls town	4,921	$74,250	$203,100	28
259	Jackson Heights CDP	1,002	$36,975	$132,300	28
260	Leland town	26,307	$88,576	$358,800	28
261	Roanoke Rapids city	15,024	$53,981	$129,400	28
262	Asheville city	94,369	$67,221	$411,000	28
263	Thomasville city	27,261	$58,246	$163,200	28
264	Snow Hill town	2,102	$41,125	$121,300	28
265	Belhaven town	1,421	$33,958	$98,200	28
266	Rockfish CDP	3,807	$63,046	$191,000	28
267	Walnut Cove town	2,046	$44,700	$184,100	28
268	Barker Heights CDP	1,025	$28,929	$199,700	28
269	Denver CDP	2,483	$73,393	$285,600	28
270	Carrboro town	21,170	$85,927	$507,100	28
271	Taylorsville town	2,386	$48,542	$210,300	28
272	Middlesex town	1,005	$49,931	$213,800	28
273	Selma town	6,611	$37,440	$161,100	28
274	Butner town	7,996	$72,917	$225,600	28
275	Murphy town	1,356	$36,989	$221,100	28
276	Jonesville town	2,782	$28,257	$117,500	28
277	Green Level town	3,179	$54,020	$164,500	28
278	Magnolia town	1,109	$40,156	$76,900	28
279	Walkertown town	5,793	$80,761	$230,800	28
280	Belmont city	15,140	$86,442	$349,700	28
281	Winston-Salem city	250,887	$57,673	$208,200	28
282	Siler City town	7,905	$51,751	$154,900	28
283	Rockwell town	2,688	$64,141	$218,800	28
284	Cherry Branch CDP	1,406	$111,930	$278,800	28
285	Ayden town	5,035	$41,711	$161,200	28
286	Black Mountain town	8,462	$70,041	$351,700	28
287	Burnsville town	2,143	$47,576	$223,800	28
288	Monroe city	35,596	$67,265	$270,600	28
289	Midland town	4,758	$85,551	$342,700	28
290	Roseboro town	1,007	$39,345	$110,500	28
291	Statesville city	29,161	$55,492	$226,100	28
292	Vass town	1,092	$56,042	$221,700	28
293	Mount Holly city	17,928	$75,928	$286,400	28
294	Pinetops town	1,323	$54,196	$132,600	28
295	Plymouth town	3,264	$30,462	$83,900	28
296	Burgaw town	3,249	$65,514	$207,400	28
297	Marion city	7,594	$44,472	$131,100	28
298	Hickory city	43,747	$63,361	$248,300	28
299	Salisbury city	35,730	$51,058	$215,200	28
300	Pine Knoll Shores town	1,387	$108,393	$583,900	28
301	Wingate town	4,169	$65,208	$217,700	28
302	South Rosemary CDP	2,522	$43,478	$84,100	27
303	Jefferson town	1,852	$35,938	$186,300	27
304	Stedman town	1,613	$105,491	$205,800	27
305	Five Points CDP	1,096	—	$284,700	27
306	Cricket CDP	2,512	$40,405	$153,600	27
307	Broad Creek CDP	1,963	$57,545	$226,000	27
308	Charlotte city	886,283	$78,438	$351,500	27
309	Fuquay-Varina town	37,749	$111,447	$410,600	27
310	Ahoskie town	4,798	$40,762	$123,800	27
311	Spring Hope town	1,334	$35,577	$142,400	27
312	Whiteville city	4,721	$38,004	$173,100	27
313	Rose Hill town	1,501	$44,722	$116,200	27
314	Franklin town	4,221	$43,991	$190,600	27
315	Wendell town	11,585	$93,848	$316,700	27
316	Forest City town	7,368	$35,897	$142,100	27
317	Carolina Beach town	6,665	$88,239	$487,800	27
318	High Point city	115,263	$61,228	$212,400	27
319	Efland CDP	1,064	$72,396	$192,900	27
320	Fairmont town	2,326	$36,493	$88,500	27
321	Nebo CDP	1,608	$47,907	$104,100	27
322	Yadkinville town	2,986	$43,577	$172,800	27
323	Cherokee CDP	1,631	$48,173	$192,700	27
324	Mar-Mac CDP	2,802	$53,125	$139,800	27
325	Highlands town	1,276	$63,750	$666,300	27
326	Greensboro city	298,564	$58,884	$221,300	27
327	Concord city	106,518	$84,752	$327,600	27
328	Kitty Hawk town	3,721	$88,811	$494,200	27
329	Southport city	4,143	$82,792	$394,900	27
330	Boiling Spring Lakes city	6,206	$59,750	$260,400	27
331	Connelly Springs town	2,342	$66,643	$178,800	27
332	Newport town	4,428	$76,091	$245,300	27
333	Hertford town	1,703	$40,096	$178,600	27
334	Swansboro town	3,887	$112,382	$356,900	26
335	Kure Beach town	2,323	$102,292	$633,800	26
336	Pittsboro town	4,640	$64,792	$342,800	26
337	Clinton city	8,336	$42,344	$185,600	26
338	Southern Pines town	16,052	$83,681	$416,300	26
339	Claremont city	2,051	$59,583	$227,200	26
340	Cedar Point town	2,005	$91,853	$421,400	26
341	Lexington city	19,691	$41,775	$158,100	26
342	Bonnetsville CDP	1,368	$41,217	$89,300	26
343	Fruitland CDP	2,417	$46,113	$136,500	26
344	Wallace town	3,438	$49,358	$192,800	26
345	Kinston city	19,576	$35,250	$108,300	26
346	Troy town	2,905	$60,167	$134,500	26
347	Cramerton town	5,376	$94,390	$322,900	26
348	West Marion CDP	1,018	$38,523	$123,300	26
349	Benson town	4,144	$65,614	$176,000	26
350	Elon town	11,325	$82,717	$355,800	26
351	Garner town	32,543	$77,496	$320,300	26
352	Elizabeth City city	18,740	$50,947	$202,100	26
353	Princeton town	1,543	$36,656	$165,800	26
354	Sawmills town	5,027	$56,534	$180,500	26
355	Durham city	288,465	$79,234	$355,300	26
356	Zebulon town	7,961	$58,940	$275,400	26
357	Rocky Point CDP	1,045	$52,591	$115,500	26
358	Graham city	17,537	$54,783	$200,600	26
359	Coats town	2,029	$38,098	$116,800	26
360	Wilkesboro town	3,664	$41,175	$197,600	26
361	Bryson City town	1,676	$43,387	$246,700	26
362	Buxton CDP	1,451	$67,054	$385,400	26
363	Wilmington city	118,578	$63,900	$350,300	26
364	Kill Devil Hills town	7,727	$85,747	$401,700	26
365	Biscoe town	2,259	$43,773	$112,800	26
366	Raleigh city	470,763	$82,424	$377,800	26
367	Henderson city	14,922	$38,780	$116,800	26
368	Kernersville town	27,439	$69,923	$264,000	26
369	Laurinburg city	15,079	$39,258	$121,500	26
370	New Bern city	31,563	$56,893	$211,500	26
371	Louisburg town	3,128	$31,827	$217,400	26
372	Sanford city	30,833	$54,294	$222,000	26
373	Robbins town	1,398	$50,023	$102,900	26
374	Hope Mills town	17,823	$60,671	$176,300	26
375	Spout Springs CDP	11,073	$87,905	$310,100	26
376	Ramseur town	2,061	$29,508	$130,000	26
377	Lake Lure town	1,488	$72,813	$510,300	26
378	Liberty town	2,678	$39,293	$152,800	26
379	Barbecue CDP	5,933	$80,380	$199,300	26
380	Enfield town	1,967	$22,852	$81,800	26
381	Morehead City town	9,696	$53,718	$330,900	25
382	Angier town	5,746	$51,162	$236,100	25
383	Norlina town	1,050	$34,659	$88,200	25
384	Piney Green CDP	14,205	$65,179	$220,000	25
385	Beaufort town	4,613	$48,111	$319,700	25
386	Asheboro city	27,353	$48,628	$162,800	25
387	Hendersonville city	15,253	$52,337	$282,500	25
388	Rocky Mount city	54,175	$52,927	$148,300	25
389	Sylva town	2,600	$41,926	$195,500	25
390	Goldsboro city	33,448	$47,005	$173,700	25
391	Lumberton city	19,220	$43,114	$140,100	25
392	Wilson city	47,740	$47,294	$192,000	25
393	Lake Royale CDP	2,959	$96,250	$263,000	25
394	Star town	1,430	$37,135	$131,600	25
395	Bladenboro town	2,181	$55,517	$89,800	25
396	Andrews town	1,976	$34,879	$97,600	25
397	Knightdale town	19,532	$91,638	$331,900	25
398	Fayetteville city	209,692	$56,395	$171,900	25
399	Dudley CDP	2,320	$46,389	$100,700	25
400	Grifton town	2,661	$36,664	$122,100	25
401	Youngsville town	2,581	$61,813	$404,500	25
402	Beulaville town	1,438	$40,900	$123,400	25
403	Four Oaks town	2,372	$69,974	$222,100	25
404	Elizabethtown town	3,294	$32,577	$153,400	25
405	Sneads Ferry CDP	2,556	$59,783	$233,500	25
406	Chocowinity town	1,090	$34,141	$116,500	24
407	Yanceyville town	2,376	$28,662	$132,900	24
408	Aberdeen town	8,969	$72,955	$287,200	24
409	Nashville town	5,672	$63,553	$191,700	24
410	Shallotte town	4,465	$75,642	$301,300	24
411	Dobson town	1,521	$44,531	$168,300	24
412	Navassa town	2,148	$57,571	$196,300	24
413	Clayton town	28,043	$73,348	$292,400	24
414	Chadbourn town	1,347	$19,853	$100,300	24
415	Lucama town	1,108	$34,583	$98,200	24
416	Dallas town	6,012	$57,755	$221,700	24
417	Anderson Creek CDP	14,021	$86,661	$251,600	24
418	Emma CDP	2,757	$40,964	$88,900	24
419	Harkers Island CDP	1,080	$58,750	$295,500	24
420	Mooresville town	51,447	$88,592	$348,500	24
421	Belville town	3,183	$86,875	$257,100	24
422	Emerald Isle town	3,915	$89,432	$563,600	24
423	Richlands town	2,387	$61,607	$217,800	23
424	Manteo town	1,853	$78,594	$384,100	23
425	Ranlo town	4,556	$75,843	$184,500	23
426	Maxton town	2,398	$22,632	$79,600	23
427	Havelock city	16,471	$64,433	$186,800	23
428	Mebane city	18,899	$84,312	$295,600	23
429	Calabash town	2,397	$60,048	$202,000	23
430	Edneyville CDP	2,698	$59,349	$283,900	23
431	Nags Head town	3,164	$87,619	$451,100	23
432	Oak Island town	8,888	$83,483	$407,400	23
433	La Grange town	2,692	$49,475	$78,500	23
434	Morrisville town	30,471	$125,404	$481,800	23
435	Holly Ridge town	4,532	$106,230	$291,100	23
436	Maury CDP	1,069	$18,362	$83,800	23
437	Franklinville town	1,129	$53,942	$122,400	22
438	Holden Beach town	1,047	$110,000	$562,500	22
439	Camden CDP	1,072	$81,583	$360,200	22
440	Pineville town	10,780	$64,257	$344,700	22
441	Lillington town	4,683	$63,393	$219,600	22
442	Sunset Beach town	4,326	$84,934	$354,300	22
443	Boone town	19,534	$28,633	$373,600	22
444	Cullowhee CDP	7,300	$35,076	—	22
445	Woodfin town	7,957	$62,759	$326,600	22
446	Atlantic Beach town	1,705	$58,056	$466,400	22
447	Sharpsburg town	1,629	$39,792	$116,700	22
448	Maggie Valley town	2,311	$67,674	$312,200	21
449	Princeville town	1,502	$49,583	$99,100	21
450	Polkton town	2,759	$45,625	$134,100	21
451	Banner Elk town	1,338	$67,917	$422,900	21
452	Northchase CDP	5,879	$56,659	$286,700	20
453	Pembroke town	2,823	$22,940	$114,700	20
454	Surf City town	4,160	$84,833	$478,600	20
455	Jacksonville city	73,507	$54,069	$191,700	20
456	Greenville city	88,540	$50,564	$213,100	18
457	Buies Creek CDP	3,613	$52,458	$370,500	18
458	Foscoe CDP	1,257	$44,367	$302,500	17
459	Spring Lake town	11,613	$50,497	$101,300	16

North Carolina by the numbers

North Carolina's largest profiled market is Charlotte city at 886,283 residents, while the median North Carolina city on LocalVein has a population of 3,592. About 91% of the North Carolina cities we've indexed sit below 25,000 residents — the exurb tier. The same outreach sequence rarely works across this range — metros reward volume, exurbs reward specificity.

Median household income across North Carolina's profiled cities sits at $61K, with Marvin village topping the ranking at $250K and Scotland Neck town anchoring the other end at $18K — roughly a 14× spread. For trades verticals with job-ticket sensitivity — roofing, HVAC, full-bath remodels — that dispersion changes how the same script performs city to city.

Across the 459 North Carolina cities in this table, the median Market Opportunity Score is 29 out of 100, and Biltmore Forest town currently leads at 55. About 0% of North Carolina's profiled cities score ≥70 — the tier where agencies report the highest first-touch close rates. Agencies new to North Carolina typically warm up on the top three cities before expanding down the table, because the signal-to-noise is highest there.

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