WHICH NORTH CAROLINA CITIES ARE ATTRACTING RETIREES?
Recently released census data provides a look at which North Carolina cities are attracting the most residents, and which ones are losing them to other areas. Governing magazine reports that, based on the data, "most of the nation’s fastest growing metro areas are retirement destinations found in the Sun Belt."
Some North Carolina communities, such as Wilmington and Asheville, are likely benefiting from that trend. Others, such as the Triad, the Triangle and Charlotte, are drawing residents because they're home to major employers.
"To some extent, retiree migration into North Carolina is very new. It really started to uptick in the last 15 years,” said Rebecca Tippett of the Carolina Population Center, according to Governing.