Moving from Minnesota to North Carolina
Here's how home prices, taxes and weather change — and what it means for your day-to-day.
- Median home value$344,600$333,000
Home values are about 3% lower in North Carolina.
- Monthly owner cost (with mortgage)$1,985$1,747
Monthly owner costs are about 12% lower in North Carolina.
- Median rent$1,291$1,338
Rent is about 4% higher in North Carolina.
- State income tax (top rate)9.85%4.25% flat
North Carolina's top rate is 5.6% points lower than yours.
- Property tax (effective rate)0.97%0.7%
Property tax rates are lower in North Carolina (0.7% vs 0.97%).
- Sales tax (state + avg. local)8.12%7%
Sales tax is lower in North Carolina.
- Average January temperature10.1°F40.8°F
About 30.7°F warmer on average in North Carolina.
- Average July temperature69°F77.9°F
About 8.9°F warmer on average in North Carolina.
What changes for you
- Your top income tax rate drops from 9.85% to North Carolina's 4.25% flat rate.
- Winters are milder: January averages 40.8°F statewide, vs 10.1°F in Minnesota. The Mountains still get real snow if you want it.
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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.