Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: The Triangle

Mecklenburg County, NC, sent 172 more households to the Triangle in 2022-23 than in 2021-22—the highest growth in origin counties. This shift signals a major internal migration trend, as Charlotte-area residents seek the Triangle’s innovation economy and balanced housing market. The data comes from ALEX Intelligence’s exclusive county-to-county inflow analysis: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-10-triangle-mig-trend-origin. How is this momentum reshaping the region’s development? What does this mean for long-term affordability and infrastructure planning? Let’s discuss. Growth in Households Moving In, by Origin County, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 Mecklenburg County, NC — 172 #2 Alamance County, NC — 170 #3 Cumberland County, NC — 108 #4 Orange County, FL — 105 #5 Wayne County, NC — 97 #6 Harnett County, NC — 92 #7 Carteret County, NC — 66 #8 Lee County, NC — 63 #9 Iredell County, NC — 63 #10 Sampson County, NC — 55 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Ke4roh (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=93722159; Slide 2: James Willamor (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=57353631; Slide 3: Pithon314 (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=100496945; Slide 4: Pithon314 (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=180930837 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-10-triangle-mig-trend-origin 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