Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: The Triangle

🏆 Ranked #1 Destination for Triangle Outflows — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. 2,011 households moved from the Triangle to Harnett County in 2022–23 — more than to any other North Carolina county. This isn’t just a migration trend; it’s a structural shift in where the region’s most mobile residents are choosing to settle. The full data: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-13-triangle-mig-out-dest What does this mean for real estate strategy in the Triangle? Is Harnett County becoming the new economic and residential heart of the region — or just a temporary buffer? How do you position for a market where growth is no longer centralized? Households Moving Out of the Triangle to Single Counties (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 Harnett County, NC <- this market #2 Mecklenburg County, NC #3 Alamance County, NC #4 Guilford County, NC #5 New Hanover County, NC #6 Nash County, NC #7 Lee County, NC #8 Cumberland County, NC #9 Wayne County, NC #10 Vance County, NC Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-13-triangle-mig-out-dest View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902
Source data: Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income Migration Data, county-to-county outflows, 2022-23 · ALEX Intelligence computation
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