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Keep reading to find out how much millennials pay for rent in six popularNorth Carolina cities.
GBR first sourced the 100 most populated cities from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
Cost-of-living indexes were sourced from Sperlings BestPlaces.
The average overall rental cost, one-bedroom rental cost, and 2-bedroom rental cost were sourced from ApartmentList.
The average cost of a condo or co-op was sourced from the Zillow Home Value Index.
The livability index was sourced from AreaVibes.
Using the overall rental cost and expenditure costs, the total cost of living for each city was calculated.
All data is up to date as of Sept. 13, 2024.
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