Top Cities East coast - Rental MFR
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The methodology used in the article is based on MSA, not on the city. So in summary, this article is factually very misleading at best. No, Raleigh does not have a 1.3M population. Maybe 450,000 +/-. The article erroneously lists the Raleigh MSA (formerly the Raleigh-Cary MSA) population next to the city. you can find the fact-based numbers from . Conway SC is part of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC MSA, which . As an exercise, you can explore how much of the +22.6% increase (#2 in the fastest growing list at ) was added by changing the MSA in 2015 to include a NC county.
When looking at NC population growth in cities, annexation plays an important part. For example, Apex NC has 40%+ of its population growth due to annexation.
What city is best depends on many factors (other than just MFR) and without knowing what you are doing (new apartment development?), no one can answer your question.