What is the #1 most expensive cities in north carolina?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Marvin	6,542	324.6
2	Governors Club	1,772	284.8
3	Biltmore Forest	1,536	282.9
4	Wrightsville Beach	2,679	249.7
5	Weddington	13,468	236.9
6	Briar Chapel	6,084	229.9
7	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,496	222.4
8	Oak Ridge	7,660	210.3
9	Davidson	14,852	208.0
10	Wesley Chapel	8,923	205.7
11	Fearrington Village	2,535	201.9
12	Westport	5,079	198.9
13	Harrisburg	19,203	194.5
14	Apex	67,765	193.1
15	Walnut Creek	1,684	191.5
16	St. James	6,901	190.4
17	Southern Shores	3,119	189.7
18	Waxhaw	21,565	184.9
19	Summerfield	11,031	184.2
20	Cary	176,686	184.1
21	Morrisville	30,471	182.6
22	Holly Springs	43,429	178.9
23	Rolesville	10,200	178.7
24	Whispering Pines	5,081	178.1
25	Ogden	8,363	175.3
26	Pine Knoll Shores	1,387	174.4
27	Governors Village	2,148	174.1
28	Porters Neck	7,102	171.1
29	Wake Forest	51,199	168.4
30	Holden Beach	1,047	166.7
31	Kure Beach	2,323	166.4
32	Huntersville	62,458	165.2
33	Fuquay-Varina	37,749	163.4
34	Cornelius	32,009	163.0
35	Pinehurst	17,992	162.9
36	Lowesville	3,737	162.7
37	Chapel Hill	59,889	160.6
38	Moyock	5,669	159.9
39	Stallings	16,495	159.8
40	Myrtle Grove	12,404	158.4
41	Emerald Isle	3,915	158.2
42	Lake Norman of Catawba	9,308	157.2
43	Stokesdale	5,943	156.2
44	Indian Trail	41,146	155.7
45	McAdenville	1,139	154.8
46	Matthews	29,959	154.0
47	Swansboro	3,887	154.0
48	Cherry Branch	1,406	153.2
49	Carrboro	21,170	152.9
50	Hillsborough	9,656	152.4
51	Flat Rock	3,502	151.9
52	Weaverville	4,618	151.1
53	Avery Creek	2,998	151.1
54	Cypress Landing	1,037	150.3
55	Royal Pines	4,528	150.2
56	Bayshore	2,870	150.0
57	Brices Creek	3,592	148.4
58	Holly Ridge	4,532	148.2
59	Forest Oaks	4,095	147.0
60	Faith	1,090	146.5
61	Kitty Hawk	3,721	146.2
62	Brandywine Bay	1,404	146.1
63	Laurel Park	2,391	146.0
64	Northlakes	1,462	146.0
65	Carolina Beach	6,665	145.5
66	Mint Hill	26,954	145.3
67	Trent Woods	4,086	145.3
68	Surf City	4,160	145.2
69	Spout Springs	11,073	143.8
70	Knightdale	19,532	142.7
71	Leland	26,307	142.4
72	Stedman	1,613	142.3
73	Cedar Point	2,005	141.7
74	Mills River	7,214	141.6
75	Cramerton	5,376	139.5
76	Kill Devil Hills	7,727	139.5
77	Advance	1,544	139.0
78	Southport	4,143	138.4
79	Archer Lodge	5,036	137.6
80	Raleigh	470,763	137.5
81	Mooresville	51,447	137.1
82	Belville	3,183	136.8
83	Hampstead	9,129	136.6
84	Lake Park	3,365	136.0
85	Alamance	1,358	135.8
86	Horse Shoe	1,699	135.8
87	Cape Carteret	2,598	135.2
88	Fairview	2,327	135.1
89	Wendell	11,585	135.0
90	Elon	11,325	134.9
91	Mineral Springs	3,244	134.6
92	Southern Pines	16,052	134.6
93	Oak Island	8,888	133.9
94	Carolina Shores	4,843	133.8
95	Nags Head	3,164	133.5
96	Concord	106,518	133.2
97	Durham	288,465	133.1
98	Gibsonville	9,289	131.3
99	Belmont	15,140	131.1
100	Midland	4,758	130.9
101	Jamestown	3,685	130.7
102	Charlotte	886,283	130.4
103	Five Points	1,096	130.2
104	Valley Hill	2,540	130.1
105	Lake Royale	2,959	130.0
106	Garner	32,543	129.5
107	Sea Breeze	1,731	128.8
108	Highlands	1,276	128.8
109	Murraysville	17,307	128.7
110	Unionville	6,826	128.3
111	Seven Lakes	4,823	127.6
112	Clayton	28,043	127.2
113	Winterville	10,624	127.0
114	Camden	1,072	126.6
115	Clemmons	21,574	126.5
116	Manteo	1,853	126.3
117	Mebane	18,899	126.0
118	Anderson Creek	14,021	125.9
119	Boiling Springs	4,625	125.1
120	Bent Creek	1,854	125.1
121	Lake Lure	1,488	125.0
122	Lake Junaluska	2,903	124.3
123	Etowah	7,765	124.3
124	Black Mountain	8,462	123.5
125	Lewisville	13,655	122.7
126	Swepsonville	2,452	122.4
127	Pineville	10,780	122.2
128	Asheville	94,369	121.9
129	Ranlo	4,556	121.6
130	Fairfield Harbour	2,898	121.6
131	Buxton	1,451	121.5
132	Fletcher	8,022	121.3
133	Barbecue	5,933	121.2
134	Pleasant Garden	4,989	120.8
135	Foxfire	1,730	120.5
136	Youngsville	2,581	120.5
137	Lake Waccamaw	1,666	120.3
138	Walkertown	5,793	120.2
139	Troutman	3,813	119.4
140	Mount Pleasant	1,866	118.9
141	Wilmington	118,578	118.9
142	Shallotte	4,465	118.8
143	Silver Lake	6,242	118.7
144	Woodfin	7,957	118.4
145	Creedmoor	4,957	118.1
146	Mount Holly	17,928	118.1
147	Eastover	3,666	117.9
148	Wallburg	3,104	117.6
149	Banner Elk	1,338	117.0
150	Stem	1,064	116.6
151	Landis	3,726	116.4
152	Aberdeen	8,969	116.4
153	Mountain Home	3,518	115.4
154	Denver	2,483	115.3
155	Pittsboro	4,640	115.0
156	Stanfield	1,554	114.9
157	Hemby Bridge	2,079	114.8
158	Locust	5,529	114.8
159	Four Oaks	2,372	114.8
160	Mars Hill	2,738	114.6
161	Bermuda Run	3,166	114.4
162	Sunset Beach	4,326	114.4
163	Sneads Ferry	2,556	114.0
164	Atlantic Beach	1,705	113.5
165	Maggie Valley	2,311	113.5
166	Butner	7,996	113.2
167	Kannapolis	56,470	113.1
168	Monroe	35,596	112.8
169	Neuse Forest	2,406	112.5
170	Bethlehem	3,928	112.5
171	River Bend	2,896	112.5
172	Kernersville	27,439	111.8
173	Stanley	4,014	111.7
174	Oakboro	2,453	111.6
175	Buies Creek	3,613	111.3
176	Pinebluff	1,723	111.2
177	Wanchese	1,793	110.8
178	Red Oak	3,372	110.6
179	Tobaccoville	2,632	110.2
180	Southmont	1,293	110.1
181	Hoopers Creek	1,623	109.7
182	Boiling Spring Lakes	6,206	109.2
183	Northchase	5,879	108.7
184	Wrightsboro	5,434	108.6
185	Grandy	2,443	108.2
186	Trinity	7,066	108.2
187	Dortches	1,317	107.7
188	Gastonia	81,632	107.3
189	Efland	1,064	106.4
190	Kings Grant	9,061	106.2
191	Pine Level	2,072	105.9
192	Plain View	1,647	105.7
193	Piney Green	14,205	105.5
194	Gorman	1,447	105.3
195	Calabash	2,397	105.3
196	Rockfish	3,807	104.8
197	Hendersonville	15,253	104.5
198	Havelock	16,471	104.4
199	Zebulon	7,961	104.3
200	Enochville	3,392	104.3
201	Granite Falls	4,921	104.2
202	Balfour	1,132	103.6
203	Swannanoa	6,043	103.6
204	Morehead City	9,696	103.6
205	Wingate	4,169	103.4
206	Newport	4,428	103.3
207	Burgaw	3,249	102.7
208	Midway	4,826	102.6
209	Navassa	2,148	102.5
210	High Point	115,263	102.2
211	Greensboro	298,564	102.0
212	Boonville	1,502	101.9
213	Hickory	43,747	101.8
214	Broadway	1,429	101.8
215	Hope Mills	17,823	101.7
216	Vander	1,614	101.6
217	Harkers Island	1,080	101.4
218	Springdale	1,120	101.1
219	Benson	4,144	100.9
220	Lillington	4,683	100.5
221	Franklinton	2,562	100.4
222	Brevard	7,795	100.4
223	Granite Quarry	3,015	100.3
224	Rockwell	2,688	99.9
225	Nashville	5,672	99.7
226	Rutherford College	1,327	99.7
227	Edneyville	2,698	98.9
228	Archdale	11,992	98.8
229	Spencer	3,305	98.7
230	Arrowhead Beach	1,277	98.5
231	Canton	4,417	98.5
232	Fayetteville	209,692	98.5
233	James City	4,859	98.4
234	King	7,345	98.4
235	Winston-Salem	250,887	98.4
236	Wilson's Mills	2,652	98.3
237	Richlands	2,387	98.1
238	Jacksonville	73,507	98.0
239	Mountain View	3,068	98.0
240	Rutherfordton	3,669	98.0
241	Claremont	2,051	97.9
242	Stony Point	1,301	97.9
243	Waynesville	10,408	97.6
244	Skippers Corner	3,834	97.5
245	New Bern	31,563	97.3
246	Sanford	30,833	97.2
247	Wentworth	2,670	97.1
248	Tryon	1,713	96.8
249	Gamewell	3,701	96.5
250	East Flat Rock	6,468	96.5
251	Cleveland	1,053	96.4
252	Connelly Springs	2,342	96.4
253	Columbus	1,166	96.3
254	China Grove	4,487	96.0
255	Welcome	3,649	96.0
256	Marshville	2,586	96.0
257	Cherryville	6,154	95.9
258	Erwin	4,617	95.8
259	Clyde	1,522	95.8
260	Haw River	2,581	95.7
261	Elizabeth City	18,740	95.6
262	Statesville	29,161	95.3
263	Carthage	2,840	95.2
264	Half Moon	7,780	95.0
265	Glen Raven	3,684	95.0
266	Salisbury	35,730	94.9
267	Beaufort	4,613	94.9
268	Burlington	58,599	94.3
269	Glen Alpine	1,995	94.3
270	Cove Creek	1,533	94.1
271	Conover	8,491	94.1
272	Graham	17,537	93.9
273	Newton	13,223	93.9
274	Angier	5,746	93.7
275	Salem	2,035	93.5
276	Dallas	6,012	93.5
277	Cordova	1,343	93.4
278	Dana	3,824	93.2
279	Hudson	3,777	93.1
280	Millers Creek	1,469	93.1
281	Mocksville	6,001	93.1
282	Green Level	3,179	92.9
283	Farmville	4,493	92.5
284	Greenville	88,540	92.4
285	Mount Gilead	1,166	92.4
286	Pumpkin Center	1,753	92.1
287	Norwood	3,110	92.1
288	Elkin	4,025	91.8
289	Boone	19,534	91.8
290	Vass	1,092	91.6
291	Spring Lake	11,613	91.3
292	St. Stephens	9,409	91.3
293	Broad Creek	1,963	90.9
294	Thomasville	27,261	90.7
295	Saxapahaw	1,501	90.6
296	Lowell	3,711	90.2
297	Rural Hall	3,421	90.0
298	Moravian Falls	1,015	89.8
299	Morganton	17,541	89.8
300	Wilson	47,740	89.2
301	Middlesex	1,005	88.7
302	Tyro	3,635	88.5
303	Foscoe	1,257	88.5
304	Rocky Mount	54,175	88.4
305	Shelby	21,868	88.4
306	Albemarle	16,527	88.3
307	Valdese	4,689	88.3
308	Drexel	1,862	88.3
309	Siler City	7,905	88.2
310	Oxford	8,897	88.1
311	Maiden	3,777	88.0
312	Franklinville	1,129	87.1
313	Bessemer City	5,508	87.1
314	Sawmills	5,027	87.1
315	Goldsboro	33,448	87.0
316	Hays	1,355	86.9
317	Burnsville	2,143	86.8
318	Candor	1,284	86.7
319	Hildebran	1,860	86.7
320	Lincolnton	11,503	86.7
321	Asheboro	27,353	86.6
322	New Hope	1,200	86.4
323	Pilot Mountain	1,584	86.2
324	Elroy	3,507	86.1
325	Wallace	3,438	86.1
326	Roanoke Rapids	15,024	85.8
327	Mar-Mac	2,802	85.6
328	Eden	15,353	84.9
329	Randleman	4,611	84.8
330	Princeville	1,502	84.6
331	Hayesville	1,110	83.8
332	Cajah's Mountain	2,696	83.7
333	River Road	3,518	83.6
334	Dunn	8,512	83.5
335	Kings Mountain	11,472	83.2
336	Stoneville	1,213	83.2
337	West Jefferson	1,567	83.0
338	Pinetops	1,323	82.9
339	Spruce Pine	2,381	82.9
340	Troy	2,905	82.8
341	West Canton	1,369	82.8
342	Kenly	2,351	82.4
343	Washington	9,754	82.3
344	Taylorsville	2,386	82.1
345	Bryson City	1,676	82.1
346	Cherokee	1,631	82.0
347	Kenansville	1,157	81.9
348	Murfreesboro	2,814	81.9
349	Tarboro	10,705	81.3
350	Elm City	1,173	81.3
351	Madison	2,198	81.3
352	Polkton	2,759	81.3
353	Warsaw	2,728	81.2
354	Coats	2,029	81.2
355	Louisburg	3,128	81.0
356	Icard	2,291	80.9
357	Mount Olive	4,204	80.8
358	Ahoskie	4,798	80.5
359	Mulberry	2,134	80.4
360	Bethel	1,528	80.2
361	Lenoir	18,282	80.1
362	Edenton	4,480	80.1
363	Lexington	19,691	79.8
364	Raeford	4,545	79.7
365	Rocky Point	1,045	79.6
366	Denton	1,271	79.5
367	Franklin	4,221	79.4
368	Clinton	8,336	79.2
369	Bladenboro	2,181	78.9
370	Rhodhiss	1,062	78.7
371	Yadkinville	2,986	78.7
372	Fruitland	2,417	78.6
373	Sharpsburg	1,629	78.5
374	Wilkesboro	3,664	78.4
375	Lumberton	19,220	78.3
376	Sylva	2,600	78.3
377	East Rockingham	3,177	78.1
378	North Wilkesboro	4,348	78.1
379	Ayden	5,035	77.7
380	Walnut Cove	2,046	77.7
381	Rose Hill	1,501	77.5
382	Mount Airy	10,631	77.3
383	Badin	2,163	77.2
384	Lucama	1,108	77.1
385	Long View	4,967	76.9
386	Reidsville	14,547	76.9
387	Roseboro	1,007	76.8
388	Wadesboro	4,966	76.5
389	Cricket	2,512	76.4
390	South Rosemary	2,522	76.3
391	Selma	6,611	75.7
392	Dobson	1,521	75.6
393	Smithfield	11,798	75.6
394	La Grange	2,692	75.5
395	Emma	2,757	75.5
396	Robbins	1,398	75.4
397	Snow Hill	2,102	75.2
398	Mayodan	2,446	75.0
399	Cullowhee	7,300	75.0
400	Whiteville	4,721	74.9
401	Marion	7,594	74.4
402	Roxboro	8,144	74.4
403	Dudley	2,320	74.2
404	Hertford	1,703	74.2
405	Liberty	2,678	74.1
406	Henderson	14,922	74.0
407	Robersonville	1,319	74.0
408	Barker Heights	1,025	73.9
409	Sparta	1,957	73.9
410	Bonnetsville	1,368	73.9
411	Jefferson	1,852	73.2
412	Laurinburg	15,079	73.0
413	Ellerbe	1,070	72.6
414	Forest City	7,368	72.6
415	Princeton	1,543	72.4
416	West Marion	1,018	72.4
417	Weldon	1,522	72.0
418	St. Pauls	2,628	71.8
419	Spindale	4,244	71.7
420	Belhaven	1,421	71.6
421	Williamston	5,157	71.6
422	Biscoe	2,259	71.3
423	Beulaville	1,438	71.0
424	South Henderson	1,274	70.9
425	Spring Hope	1,334	70.9
426	Kinston	19,576	70.6
427	Rockingham	9,094	70.6
428	Jackson Heights	1,002	70.5
429	Bayboro	1,282	70.5
430	Chocowinity	1,090	70.4
431	Nebo	1,608	69.8
432	Tabor City	3,695	69.5
433	Windsor	3,417	69.0
434	Grifton	2,661	68.5
435	Toast	1,066	68.4
436	Brogden	2,712	67.6
437	Fairplains	1,876	67.6
438	East Spencer	1,309	67.6
439	Murphy	1,356	67.3
440	Star	1,430	67.1
441	Elizabethtown	3,294	67.1
442	Fairmont	2,326	66.6
443	Hamlet	6,000	66.4
444	Andrews	1,976	66.3
445	Norlina	1,050	66.1
446	Plymouth	3,264	66.0
447	Enfield	1,967	65.1
448	Ramseur	2,061	65.1
449	Magnolia	1,109	63.8
450	Yanceyville	2,376	62.3
451	Maury	1,069	61.6
452	Pembroke	2,823	59.8
453	Jonesville	2,782	59.0
454	Maxton	2,398	55.5
455	Chadbourn	1,347	53.9
456	Red Springs	3,107	53.6
457	Scotland Neck	2,087	50.2

Methodology

Cities in North Carolina are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in north carolina?: Marvin ranks #1 with 324.6 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in north carolina?: 1. Marvin (324.6), 2. Governors Club (284.8), 3. Biltmore Forest (282.9), 4. Wrightsville Beach (249.7), 5. Weddington (236.9)
How many cities in North Carolina are ranked?: This ranking includes 457 cities in North Carolina with available data.

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