NORTH CAROLINAOfficial Movers Guide to

Also Known As “The Tar Heel State”

Careers and Retirement Topped the list of reasons for moving to South Carolina in 2014

Moved forretirement

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Moved forcareers

63%

3.8%YEAR OVER YEAR

GROWTH

In 2014, North Carolina’s Tech Sector ranked 3rd in the nation for new jobs.

Career website, Dice.com reported a daily average of 2,200 open technology positions in NC

Careers and Retirement*topped the list of reasons for moving

Other

Health/Personal reasons

Retirement

New Job

Company Transfer

Baby Boomers made up the largest proportion of movers

Millenials and Gen X’ers Are motivated by a surplus of high paying jobs

25%

61%INBOUNDMOVERS

According to United Van Lines Research

OUTBOUNDMOVERS

40%

INBOUNDMOVERS

60%

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Also Known As “OBX” to North Carolina locals

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Cape Hatteras

Roanoke

Hominy Grill

WORLD-CLASSGOLF COURSES

OVER 100WINERIES

ATLANTICCOASTLINE

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS

The Tar Heel Statefeatures

MILLENNIALS & GEN X BOOMERS

DukeUniversity

NCState

US News and World Report Rank: #5 Among Public Universities

$Low Public Tuition

Ivy League Reputation

US News and World Report Rank: #4 Biomedical Engineering

Private Research University

12th Best Hospital in America

US News and World Report Rank: #43 Among Public Universities

$Low Public Tuition

Top Nuclear & Agricultural Programs

NORTH CAROLINAOfficial Movers Guide to

65 or older

55 to 64

45 to 54

35 to 44

25 to 34

18 to 24

57%

n/a

Brevard, NCForbes #10 Top Place to Retire

$$$

Cost of living

3% below

national average

Rated

71/100

walkability

Average

$195,000

home price

Scenic Town Moderate ClimateLow CrimeAmid Waterfalls

200 MILESof Barrier Islands off theCoast of North Carolina

Off-coast region namedThe Graveyard of the Atlantic for its many notable shipwrecks

Home to a herd of wild horses known as

‘Banker Ponies’

HOME TO “The Mother Vine”

the oldestcultivated grapevine

in the New World

The Outer Banks Brewing Station is the nation’s first wind-powered brewpub

INFAMOUS PIRATE

Once home to

better known as Edward Teach,

BLACKBEARD

THE OUTER BANKSprovides nesting grounds

for four species of

ENDANGEREDSEA TURTLES

Kill Devil Hills hosted the Wright Brothers’ famous first flight in 1903

The Cape Hatteras

brick lighthouse in the US Lighthouse is the tallest

20

8 f

t.

NORTH CAROLINAThe Nation’s 3rd most popular

MOVING DESTINATION

2014in

*Survey allows for multiple career responses.

Data may reflect duplicates.

2014 National Movers Study