| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Arts & Entertainment Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Chapel Hill | 57,233 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Wilmington | 106,476 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 8.428571429 |
| Raleigh | 403,892 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8.857142857 |
| Asheville | 83,393 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 9.285714286 |
| Charlotte | 731,424 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 10.14285714 |
| Matthews | 27,198 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 12.14285714 |
| Huntersville | 46,773 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12.71428571 |
| Durham | 228,330 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12.85714286 |
| New Bern | 29,524 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 13 |
| Hickory | 40,010 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 13.42857143 |
| Salisbury | 33,662 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 13.57142857 |
| Mooresville | 32,711 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 14.14285714 |
| Asheboro | 25,012 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 16.57142857 |
| Greensboro | 269,666 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 17.14285714 |
| Wake Forest | 30,117 | 14 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 17.14285714 |
| Concord | 79,066 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18.14285714 |
| High Point | 104,371 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 18.42857143 |
| Garner | 25,745 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 18.57142857 |
| Winston-Salem | 229,617 | 19 | 12 | 30 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 18.85714286 |
| Sanford | 28,094 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 19.14285714 |
| Cary | 135,234 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 19.42857143 |
| Fayetteville | 200,564 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 32 | 19.57142857 |
| Goldsboro | 36,437 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 19.85714286 |
| Greenville | 84,554 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 20.14285714 |
| Burlington | 49,963 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 29 | 20.14285714 |
| Monroe | 32,797 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 20.85714286 |
| Jacksonville | 70,145 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 21 |
| Thomasville | 26,757 | 27 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 21 |
| Gastonia | 71,741 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 22 |
| Kannapolis | 42,625 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 22 |
| Apex | 37,476 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 22.42857143 |
| Wilson | 49,167 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 25 |
| Indian Trail | 33,518 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 34 | 25.71428571 |
| Rocky Mount | 57,477 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 27 | 26 |