Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: Wilmington

🏆 27.3% of Newcomers to Wilmington Come From Just 3 NC Counties — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. This concentration of migration from Wake, Onslow, and Mecklenburg counties reveals a powerful regional brain drain shaping the Cape Fear market. It’s not random growth—it’s a targeted shift from high-cost urban centers to a coastal alternative with infrastructure, affordability, and lifestyle appeal. How does this pattern influence your investment or development strategy? For context: the full data report is here: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-21-wilmington-mig-county-top3. Top Counties Sending Households to Wilmington (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 Wake County, NC #2 Onslow County, NC #3 Mecklenburg County, NC #4 Guilford County, NC #5 Horry County, SC #6 Cumberland County, NC #7 Suffolk County, NY #8 Johnston County, NC #9 Columbus County, NC #10 Durham County, NC Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-21-wilmington-mig-county-top3 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 inflows, 2022-23 · ALEX Intelligence computation
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