Welcome to the City of Raleigh, NC official Facebook page. Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and is consistently rated as one of the best places to live, work and play.
Ranked #3 as one of the 10 Best Cities for Raising a Family - 24/7 Wall Street
One of the healthiest cities in the nation for Women - Women's Health Magazine
Ranked #7 as America's 20 Can-Do Capitals - Newsweek
Among the 10 "Tastiest Towns in the South"
"America's Top 10 Places to live" - Relocate America
Nation's Most Sustainable Mid-Size Community - US Chamber of Commerce
America's Third Cleanest City - Forbes Magazine
We are a 21st Century City of Innovation focusing on environmental, cultural and economic sustainability.
We conserve and protect our environmental resources through best practices and cutting edge conservation and stewardship, land use, infrastructure and building technologies.
We welcome growth and diversity through policies and programs that will protect, preserve and enhance Raleigh's existing neighborhoods, natural amenities, rich history, and cultural and human resources for future generations.
We lead to develop an improved neighborhood quality of life and standard of living for all our citizens.
We work with our universities, colleges, citizens and regional partners to promote emerging technologies, create new job opportunities and cultivate local businesses and entrepreneurs.
We recruit and train a 21st Century staff with the knowledge and skill sets to carry out this mission, through transparent civic engagement and providing the very best customer service to our current citizens in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
