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Best places to retire in North Carolina
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in North Carolina using data from Niche.
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#30. Cape Carteret
- Population: 2,719
#29. Rutherfordton
- Population: 3,668
#28. Davidson
- Population: 14,644
#27. Shallotte
- Population: 4,059
#25. Cedar Point
- Population: 2,068
#24. Oak Island
- Population: 8,252
#23. Valley Hill
- Population: 2,262
#22. Seven Lakes
- Population: 3,919
#21. Nags Head
- Population: 3,096
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#20. Alamance
- Population: 1,387
#19. Fearrington Village
- Population: 2,642
#18. River Bend
- Population: 2,933
#17. Fruitland
- Population: 2,374
#16. Clemmons
- Population: 21,032
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#15. Laurel Park
- Population: 2,663
#14. Biltmore Forest
- Population: 1,670
#13. Tryon
- Population: 1,334
#12. Fairfield Harbour
- Population: 2,872
#11. Bermuda Run
- Population: 3,021
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#10. Southport
- Population: 3,842
#9. Flat Rock
- Population: 3,460
#8. Emerald Isle
- Population: 3,844
#7. Sea Breeze
- Population: 1,632
#6. Southern Shores
- Population: 3,069
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#5. Sunset Beach
- Population: 4,091
#4. Pinehurst
- Population: 17,250
#3. Carolina Shores
- Population: 4,441
#2. St. James
- Population: 6,199
