Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: Wilmington

🏆 #1 in Wilmington metro, #1 in North Carolina — ALEX Intelligence 2026. 75.5% of new households in Wilmington come from just three states: North Carolina, New York, and South Carolina. This isn’t just a migration pattern — it’s a self-reinforcing identity. As more people from these regions arrive, they bring shared expectations, social networks, and cultural continuity, making the city more attractive to others like them. But this also means the market is uniquely sensitive to policy shifts in just three states. This data comes from the latest ALEX Intelligence report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-11-wilmington-mig-state-top3 How does a market become so defined by its origins? And what happens if one of those three states changes course? Top States Sending Households to Wilmington, NC (2022–23) (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 North Carolina <- this market #2 New York #3 South Carolina Top States Sending Households to North Carolina (2022–23) (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 North Carolina <- this market #2 New York #3 South Carolina Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Idawriter (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=53850520; Slide 2: Idawriter (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=53850405; Slide 3: Idawriter (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=53850410; Slide 4: Donald Lee Pardue (CC BY 2.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=138736840 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-11-wilmington-mig-state-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