Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: Wilmington

Wilmington leads North Carolina in narrowing the income gap between incoming and outgoing households—by 1.3% in the latest migration data. This shift signals a more balanced, sustainable migration pattern, where new residents are increasingly earning at similar levels to those leaving. The full data: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-26-wilmington-mig-trend-agi What does this mean for long-term real estate strategy in coastal North Carolina? Change in the Income Gap Between Arriving and Departing Households, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Internal Revenue Service 2023) #1 Wake County, NC — $128,564 #2 Charleston County, SC — $123,699 #3 Mecklenburg County, NC — $113,421 #4 Suffolk County, NY — $111,975 #5 Union County, NC — $103,258 #6 Broward County, FL — $102,807 #7 Guilford County, NC — $101,962 #8 San Diego County, CA — $101,772 #9 Davidson County, NC — $99,288 #10 Forsyth County, NC — $94,366 Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Ken Thomas (Public domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4590988; Slide 2: Ken Thomas (Public domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=4599387; Slide 3: Ken Thomas (Public domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=2955630; Slide 4: DiscoA340 (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=128290205 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-26-wilmington-mig-trend-agi 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