Lifestyles & Consumer Interest
No. 10: Raleigh, N.C.
Population: 1,001,313
Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class: 35.6
Cost-of-Living Index: 100 (100 being national average)
Median Household Income: $57,974
Salary Growth (2004-2008): 5.7%
Employment Growth (U.S. Avg.: 1.3%): 3.12%
Jobless Rate (Nat. Avg.: 8.6%): 8.3%
Raleigh has an enviable economic base, built on three universities -- UNC, Duke, and North Carolina State -- and Research Triangle Park, where employers in everything from biotech to computers still thrive.
Come and see the quality of life and affordability of the Reseach Triangle - it is a special place to live! Give me a call or email and I will be happy to show you this new area I've called home for the past 15 yrs!