Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: The Triangle
2026-09-13
🏆 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
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov


