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North Carolina
Top 100
City Population
Apex 26,300
Holly Springs 11,800
Mooresville 23,100
Other cities
City Population
Albemarle 15,400
Archdale 9,600
Asheville 69,400
Belmont 8,800
Black Mountain 7,700
Boone 13,000
Burlington 46,400
Carrboro 16,500
Cary 115,200
Chapel Hill 47,500
Charlotte 596,100
Clayton 8,500
Clemmons 15,300
Concord 64,000
Cornelius 15,500
Davidson 8,600
Durham 204,100
Fayetteville 118,800
Fuquay-Varina 10,700
Garner 19,900
Gastonia 66,500
Graham 14,200
Greensboro 231,700
Greenville 62,800
Hickory 39,000
High Point 90,400
Hope Mills 12,300
Huntersville 36,100
Indian Trail 18,900
Kannapolis 40,000
Kernersville 18,500
Kings Grant 8,100
Kings Mountain 9,500
Lewisville 9,900
Lincolnton 10,700
Masonboro 13,000
Matthews 24,000
Mebane 8,000
Mint Hill 16,400
Monroe 32,500
Morehead City 7,900
Morganton 16,500
Morrisville 8,100
Mount Holly 10,500
Murraysville 8,700
Myrtle Grove 8,500
Newton 13,400
Oak Island 8,100
Pinehurst 10,400
Raleigh 317,000
Rocky Mount 54,800
Salisbury 25,600
Southern Pines 11,500
St. Stephens 10,200
Statesville 24,300
Tarboro 10,500
Wake Forest 19,200
Weddington 9,100
Wilmington 82,400
Wilson 45,100
Winston-Salem 195,800
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  Median household income
Hillsborough $263,456
Scarsdale $219,317
Los Altos Hills $199,370
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in July (°F)
Rancho Mirage, CA 108.2°F
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Montecito $3,157,233
Hillsborough $2,606,764
Paradise Valley $2,075,930
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State College 76.5%
Durham 74.5%
Amherst Center 73.7%
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Storrs 20.65
Durham 21.19
Oxford 21.56
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