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