We know. Raleigh rakes in accolades on the regular—and no one loves Raleigh more than Raleigh Magazine. But we also like to keep it real. While Raleigh is consistently ranked among the best spots to live, work, play and do business, among all those bragging points are some not-so-bright chart-topping rankings as well. Here, the good, the bad and the ugly of Raleigh right now.
- 28.4% Surge in median estimated rent ($1,500) over past two years
- 4+ Percent of home sales during first half 2022 by out-of-state small investors—aka “laptop landlords”
- No. 1 Best place to live by Bankrate
- No. 1 Best city to live for young professionals
- No. 1 Raleigh leads nation in burnout searches—and at biggest risk for quiet quitting epidemic
- No. 1 State for business
- No. 1 City for working women
- No. 1 City to start a small business in the U.S.
- No. 1 Entrepreneurship program in the Southeast (NC State)
- Top Creative cities that you can actually afford to live in
- No. 2 Southern city on the rise
- 2nd largest Wage increase in U.S. among major U.S. metros
- No. 3 “Opportunity City” for job hunters
- No. 3 Large airport in customer satisfaction, up from No. 9 last year
- No. 3 Hottest job market in U.S., catapulting from No. 21 last year
- No. 4 State to be single in the suburbs (Clayton)
- 5th Best city for Gen Zers
- 7th Best state economy
- No. 8 City in the U.S. where manufacturing is thriving in terms of manufacturing employment and output growth from 2010–2020
- No. 8 (or Top 10) Most attractive metro for millennials looking to relocate
- #8 U.S. Metro for life science companies in 2022
- No. 15 Best state for wellness BUT No. 25 worst shape in America
- 15.8 million Visitors to Wake County in 2021, a 23% increase over 2020
- $2.3 billion Amount Wake County tourists spent in 2021 in our community, a 40% increase over 2020
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