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Wilmington, NC vs Raeford, NC

#38 Most Competitive Public Colleges

#104 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#172 2005 Best Places to Live

#233 Best Green Cities

#96 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#217 Best Green Cities

#250 2005 Best Places to Live

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  More