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Ranked · Sun & walkable · North Carolina

Best sunny, walkable cities in North Carolina

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Winston-Salem, NC252k residents

    59/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 31°F

  2. 2.Fayetteville, NC211k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 32°F

  3. 3.High Point, NC116k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 32°F

  4. 4.Greenville, NC93k residents

    52/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 33°F

  5. 5.Jacksonville, NC71k residents

    51/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 35°F

  6. 6.Wilmington, NC121k residents

    50/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 33/100 · january low: 36°F

  7. 7.Rocky Mount, NC54k residents

    50/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 31°F

  8. 8.Raleigh, NC481k residents

    49/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 31/100 · january low: 32°F

  9. 9.Thomasville, NC27k residents

    49/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 32°F

  10. 10.Burlington, NC60k residents

    48/100

    sunny days / year: 213 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 31°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in North Carolina?
Winston-Salem, NC ranks first with a fit score of 59/100, followed by Fayetteville (54) and High Point (54), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.