NC ranks number 8 for most historic homes in the United States

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Southport Historic
City officials working to preserve the historic charm of Southport. (-Marion Caldwell, WWAY)

RALEIGH (WRAL) — New data from Assurance IQ revealed that NC has over 3,000 historic homes, falling only slightly behind the Top 5:

  • New York – 6,416 historic homes
  • Massachusetts – 4,462 historic homes
  • Ohio – 4,180 historic homes
  • Pennsylvania – 3,556 historic homes
  • Kentucky – 3,488 historic homes

The National Average is 1,935 historic homes per state.

With many northern states ranking higher in the list, North Carolina also stood out as a southern state which a large amount of historic preservation, compared with places like:

  • Alabama — 1,352 historic homes
  • Mississippi – 1,507 historic homes
  • Louisiana — 1,508 historic homes
  • South Carolina — 1,647 historic homes
  • Tennessee — 2,200 historic homes
  • Georgia — 2,210 historic homes
  • North Carolina — 3,108 historic homes
  • Virginia — 3,349 historic homes

North Carolina has slightly fewer preserved historic homes than Virginia and Kentucky, which ranked higher among the overall Top 8.

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