These NC cities rank among best for diversity in US. Here’s a look at rent costs there

Two Triangle cities ranked high in a recent study about the best large and mid-sized cities in the United States to move to for diversity, and a third made the Top 100 list.

▪ Cary ranked #10 for mid-size cities in the country, according to the Filterbuy report. Fayetteville (#62), Durham (#79), Greensboro (#98) and Winston-Salem (#101) were also featured on the mid-size cities list.

▪ Raleigh ranked #22 for large cities, according to the Filterbuy report. Charlotte was also featured on the large cities list, coming in at #34.

The top mid-size city in the country was Hayward, California, and the top large city was San Jose, California.

To make these determinations, researchers examined ethnic/racial diversity, birthplace diversity and economic equality.

How rent prices are changing in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill

Those looking to move to Cary, Raleigh and the other cities featured in this report will have to battle changing rent prices.

This interactive graphic, using RentHub data, shows the percent change in median rent price by zip code over the past year.

Here are some key takeaways:

▪ The average percent change for all displayed zip codes has been an 11.8% increase, and the median rent price was $1,800.

▪ Rent in zip code 27609, a Raleigh zip code that includes North Hills, has increased by nearly 30% in the past year. Median rent is $1784 as of May 2022.

▪ Rent in zip code 27615, a North Raleigh zip code that includes Lafayette Village, has decreased by nearly 9% in the past year. This is the only zip code on this map that has seen rent decrease over the last 12 months. Median rent is $1725 as of May 2022.