Moving from Tennessee to North Carolina
Here's how home prices, taxes and weather change — and what it means for your day-to-day.
- Median home value$332,600$333,000
Home values are about the same in North Carolina.
- Monthly owner cost (with mortgage)$1,637$1,747
Monthly owner costs are about 7% higher in North Carolina.
- Median rent$1,284$1,338
Rent is about 4% higher 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)0.51%0.7%
Property tax rates are higher in North Carolina (0.7% vs 0.51%).
- Sales tax (state + avg. local)9.56%7%
Sales tax is lower in North Carolina.
- Average January temperature37.9°F40.8°F
About 2.9°F warmer on average in North Carolina.
- Average July temperature77.5°F77.9°F
About the same.
What changes for you
- North Carolina has a 4.25% flat income tax, which Tennessee doesn't have on wages. Lower home values or property taxes can offset part of that — ask us to run your numbers.
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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.