Quality of Life
- North Carolina is perennially ranked among the best places to live
- Cost of living 9.7% below the national average
- Smaller, family-friendly communities
- Temperate four-season climate
- Year-round golf and outdoor recreation
- Numerous cultural and historical venues
- 90 minutes from famous North Carolina beaches
- Half-day drive to the Blue Ridge Mountains
- Excellent educational resources, from four major universities to 11 community colleges
- Six hospitals within a 40-minute radius, including a nationally- ranked university medical system
- Low property taxes
- Low sales taxes
Kinston-Lenoir Chamber of Commerce
www.kinstonchamber.com
N.C. Tourism
www.visitnc.com
Crystal Coast
www.crystalcoastnc.org
Outer Banks
www.outerbanks.org
N.C. Aquariums
www.ncaquariums.com
Wilmington
www.wilmington.net
Edenton
www.visitedenton.com
Pinehurst
www.villageofpinehurst.org
Research Triangle Park
www.rtp.org
N.C. Saltwater Fishing
www.fishing-nc.com
Lenoir County Public Schools
www.lenoir.k12.nc.us
Arendell Parrott Academy
parrottacademy.org
Bethel Christian Academy
www.bethelfwb.com









