Moving from Texas to North Carolina
Here's how home prices, taxes and weather change — and what it means for your day-to-day.
- Median home value$313,200$333,000
Home values are about 6% higher in North Carolina.
- Monthly owner cost (with mortgage)$2,211$1,747
Monthly owner costs are about 21% lower in North Carolina.
- Median rent$1,475$1,338
Rent is about 9% 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)1.28%0.7%
Property tax rates are lower in North Carolina (0.7% vs 1.28%).
- Sales tax (state + avg. local)8.2%7%
Sales tax is lower in North Carolina.
- Average January temperature47.1°F40.8°F
About 6.3°F cooler on average in North Carolina.
- Average July temperature83°F77.9°F
About 5.1°F cooler on average in North Carolina.
What changes for you
- North Carolina has a 4.25% flat income tax, which Texas doesn't have on wages. Lower home values or property taxes can offset part of that — ask us to run your numbers.
- Property taxes are a fraction of what you pay now: 0.7% effective rate in North Carolina vs 1.28% in Texas.
- Summers are a little cooler than Texas 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.