State City Rankings

Most Economically Stable Cities in North Carolina

City ranking view for North Carolina using the latest available Combined Score snapshots and trend direction context.

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City Stability Ranking

As Of 2024

Rank	City	Combined Score	National Percentile	Trend
1	Apex	88	99th	Improving
2	Cary	88	99th	Improving
3	Fuquay-Varina	88	99th	Improving
4	Garner	88	99th	Improving
5	Holly Springs	88	99th	Improving
6	Knightdale	88	99th	Improving
7	Morrisville	88	99th	Improving
8	Raleigh	88	99th	Improving
9	Rolesville	88	99th	Improving
10	Wake Forest	88	99th	Improving
11	Wendell	88	99th	Improving
12	Zebulon	88	99th	Improving
13	Camden	88	99th	Improving
14	South Mills	88	99th	Improving
15	Fairview	85	98th	Improving
16	Hemby Bridge	85	98th	Improving
17	Indian Trail	85	98th	Improving
18	JAARS	85	98th	Improving
19	Lake Park	85	98th	Improving
20	Marshville	85	98th	Improving
21	Marvin	85	98th	Improving
22	Mineral Springs	85	98th	Improving
23	Monroe	85	98th	Improving
24	Stallings	85	98th	Improving
25	Unionville	85	98th	Improving
26	Waxhaw	85	98th	Improving
27	Weddington	85	98th	Improving
28	Wesley Chapel	85	98th	Improving
29	Wingate	85	98th	Improving
30	Coinjock	84	97th	Improving
31	Grandy	84	97th	Improving
32	Moyock	84	97th	Improving
33	Concord	82	97th	Improving
34	Harrisburg	82	97th	Improving
35	Kannapolis	82	97th	Improving
36	Midland	82	97th	Improving
37	Mount Pleasant	82	97th	Improving
38	Harmony	82	96th	Improving
39	Lake Norman of Catawba	82	96th	Improving
40	Love Valley	82	96th	Improving
41	Mooresville	82	96th	Improving
42	Statesville	82	96th	Improving
43	Troutman	82	96th	Improving
44	Charlotte	79	94th	Stable
45	Cornelius	79	94th	Stable
46	Davidson	79	94th	Stable
47	Huntersville	79	94th	Stable
48	Matthews	79	94th	Stable
49	Mint Hill	79	94th	Stable
50	Pineville	79	94th	Stable
51	Archer Lodge	79	94th	Improving
52	Benson	79	94th	Improving
53	Clayton	79	94th	Improving
54	Four Oaks	79	94th	Improving
55	Kenly	79	94th	Improving
56	Micro	79	94th	Improving
57	Pine Level	79	94th	Improving
58	Princeton	79	94th	Improving
59	Selma	79	94th	Improving
60	Smithfield	79	94th	Improving
61	Wilson's Mills	79	94th	Improving
62	Bayshore	75	91th	Improving
63	Blue Clay Farms	75	91th	Improving
64	Carolina Beach	75	91th	Improving
65	Castle Hayne	75	91th	Improving
66	Hightsville	75	91th	Improving
67	Kings Grant	75	91th	Improving
68	Kure Beach	75	91th	Improving
69	Murraysville	75	91th	Improving
70	Myrtle Grove	75	91th	Improving
71	Northchase	75	91th	Improving
72	Ogden	75	91th	Improving
73	Porters Neck	75	91th	Improving
74	Sea Breeze	75	91th	Improving
75	Silver Lake	75	91th	Improving
76	Skippers Corner	75	91th	Improving
77	Wilmington	75	91th	Improving
78	Wrightsboro	75	91th	Improving
79	Wrightsville Beach	75	91th	Improving
80	Crouse	74	88th	Improving
81	Denver	74	88th	Improving
82	Iron Station	74	88th	Improving
83	Lincolnton	74	88th	Improving
84	Lowesville	74	88th	Improving
85	Westport	74	88th	Improving
86	Bennett	73	88th	Improving
87	Briar Chapel	73	88th	Improving
88	Carolina Meadows	73	88th	Improving
89	Fearrington Village	73	88th	Improving
90	Goldston	73	88th	Improving

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