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Raleigh, NC · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Raleigh

Raleigh ranks #17 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 88 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 88th percentile nationally and #1 of 6 in North Carolina.

affordability score
88
Exceptional
National rank
#17 of 134
In North Carolina
#1 of 6
Percentile
88th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Raleigh sits 38 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Raleigh

  1. T#15 Chandler, AZ 89
  2. T#15 Scottsdale, AZ 89
  3. #17 Raleigh, NC — this page 88
  4. #18 Park City, UT 87
  5. T#19 Billings, MT 86

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Raleigh

Raleigh scores 64 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: