Moving from Florida to North Carolina
Here's how home prices, taxes and weather change — and what it means for your day-to-day.
- Median home value$396,900$333,000
Home values are about 16% lower in North Carolina.
- Monthly owner cost (with mortgage)$2,168$1,747
Monthly owner costs are about 19% lower in North Carolina.
- Median rent$1,812$1,338
Rent is about 26% lower in North Carolina.
- State income tax (top rate)None on wages4.25% flat
You'd pay North Carolina's 4.25% flat income tax, where your state has none on wages today.
- Property tax (effective rate)0.73%0.7%
Property tax rates are lower in North Carolina (0.7% vs 0.73%).
- Sales tax (state + avg. local)6.95%7%
Sales tax is higher in North Carolina.
- Average January temperature58.3°F40.8°F
About 17.5°F cooler on average in North Carolina.
- Average July temperature82.2°F77.9°F
About 4.3°F cooler on average in North Carolina.
What changes for you
- Your housing budget likely goes further — the typical North Carolina home is valued about 16% below Florida's.
- North Carolina has a 4.25% flat income tax, which Florida doesn't have on wages. Lower home values or property taxes can offset part of that — ask us to run your numbers.
- Summers are a little cooler than Florida on average — and the Mountains run cooler still.
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Sources: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year (tables B25077, B25088, B25064, B01003); Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates, as of March 15, 2025; Tax Foundation, Property Taxes Paid as a Percentage of Owner-Occupied Housing Value, 2023; Tax Foundation, State & Local Sales Tax Rates, as of January 1, 2025; NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, statewide average temperature, 1991–2020. Statewide figures — costs vary a lot by town, so ask us for the area you're considering.