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Cheapest Cities in North Carolina

Most affordable cities in North Carolina (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.

# City Cost Index
1 Hamlet 58
2 Williamston 61
3 Marion 63
4 Tarboro 65
5 Lenoir 65
6 Rockingham 66
7 Laurinburg 66
8 Kinston 67
9 Eden 67
10 Reidsville 67
11 Mount Airy 68
12 Sawmills 68
13 Roanoke Rapids 68
14 Ayden 69
15 Forest City 69
16 Roxboro 69
17 Henderson 69
18 Lumberton 69
19 Smithfield 70
20 Dunn 70
21 Rocky Mount 71
22 Clinton 71
23 Thomasville 71
24 Lexington 72
25 Asheboro 72
26 Selma 73
27 Washington 73
28 St. Stephens 73
29 Albemarle 73
30 Goldsboro 75
31 Wilson 75
32 Half Moon 75
33 Trinity 75
34 Kings Mountain 75
35 Conover 75
36 Siler City 76
37 Morganton 76
38 Newton 76
39 Dallas 76
40 Shelby 77
41 Bessemer City 77
42 Mocksville 77
43 Archdale 77
44 Nashville 77
45 Swannanoa 77
46 Spring Lake 78
47 Oxford 79
48 Graham 79
49 Cherryville 79
50 King 79
See also: Most Expensive Cities in North Carolina · North Carolina Overview