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Alexandra Shaw moved from the UK to Raleigh in 2022.
  • North Carolina ranked third in population growth from July 2021 and 2022, adding 133,088 residents.
  • Recent relocators to North Carolina cite job opportunities and a more affordable lifestyle as draws.
  • Five people who moved to the state share a few of the pros and cons to living in North Carolina.

After 62 years in California, Tara Theden-Hart decided it was time to live somewhere new.