| City | Population | Overall Score | % Population Under 5 Rank | Population 22-34 Rank | Married Population Rank | Median Household Income Rank | Median Home Value Rank | Crimes Rank | PlayScore Rank | High School Graduation Rate Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Holly Springs | 26,035 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3.63 |
| Morrisville | 19,720 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.13 |
| Rolesville | 4,065 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5.13 |
| Apex | 39,134 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5.38 |
| Cary | 141,292 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5.75 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 19,164 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5.75 |
| Wake Forest | 31,632 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6.38 |
| Knightdale | 12,133 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6.63 |
| Clayton | 16,648 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7.50 |
| Garner | 26,213 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8.25 |
| Wendell | 5,996 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8.75 |
| Zebulon | 4,535 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9.88 |